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University of Aberdeen: First Gaelic Translation of The Hobbit Published
April 24, 2025
ABERDEEN, Scotland, April 24 -- The University of Aberdeen issued the following news:

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First Gaelic translation of The Hobbit published

The first (Scottish) Gaelic translation of JRR Tolkien's timeless classic, The Hobbit, has been completed by a University of Aberdeen professor.

Moray Watson, Professor of Gaelic and Translation and a lifelong Tolkien fan, began working on a Gaelic version titled A' Hobat prior tothe Covid lockdo . . .

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