Discworld Swedish

Erika W has compiled the following list showing what the Discworld characters are called in the Swedish transations of the books. The original translators of the books were Olle Sahlin and Peter Lindforss. The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic Pyramids Guards! Guards! Miscellaneous The Colour of Magic Rincewind Rensvind Twoflower Tvåblomster The Weasel and Bravd the Hublander Vesslan and Bravd Navländaren (the pair of thieves who meet Rincewind at the beginning of the book) Blind Hugh and Cripple Wa Blinde Hugo and Krumme Wa (the beggars who spot Twoflower arriving at the docks) The Luggage Bagaget Nine Turning Mirrors Nio Vridande Speglar The Lady Frun Ninereeds Niopipa (Twoflower's dragon) The Light Fantastic Galder Weatherwax Galder Vädervax (interestingly, 'galder' is a word for 'spell' in old Scandinavian) Herrena the Henna-Haired Harridan Herrena den Hennafärgade Härjerskan The Octavo Oktaven Pyramids His Greatness the King Teppicymon XXVIII, Lord of the Heavens, Charioteer of the Wagon of the Sun, Steersman of the Barque of the Sun, Guardian of the Secret Knowledge, Lord of the Horizon, Keeper of the Way, the Flail of Mercy, the High-Born One, the Never-Dying King Hans Höghet Kung Teppicymon XXVIII, Himmelens Härskare, Solvagnens Körsven, Solskeppets Rorsman, Väktare av Hemliga Läran, Herre över Horisonten, Vägens Vårdare, Nådens Slaga, den Högvälborne, den Odödlige Konungen (Teppic's full title. It's no more catchy in Swedish, evidently) You Bastard Din Fan (the best mathematician in the world. Also, incidentally, a camel) Guards! Guards! The Librarian Bibliotekarien Carrot Morot Herbert Gaskin Herbert Skanke (watchman whose funeral is held at the beginning of the book) Minty Rocksmacker Mimmi Bergsprängare (Carrot's love interest back in the mine. She has a decidedly female Swedish name) Lupin Squiggle Sec'y pp Ulvrik Kråkfot Sekr. pp (what Carrot thinks the Patrician's secretary's name is) Lupine Wonse Ulvrik Vagle (his real name) Sergeant Colon Sergeant Kolon Grabthroat Shinkicker Hudflänge Rövspark (generic menacing dwarf name, as in: "No one knows why dwarfs, who at home in the mountains lead quiet, orderly lives, forget it all when they move to the big city. Something comes over even the most blameless iron-ore miner and prompts him to wear chain mail all the time, carry an axe, change his name to something like Grabthroat Shinkicker and drink himself into surly oblivion.") Goodboy Bindle Featherstone of Quirm Godpilt Lumpe Fjädersten av Quirm (the dragon Lady Sybil gives to the guards) Jimkin Bearhugger's Old Selected Dragon's Blood Whiskey Jimkin Björnkrams Gamla Utsökta Drakblodswhiskey Cut-me-own-Throat Dibbler Det-Blir-Min-Ruin Dribbler (literally 'It will be my ruin'. He is called 'Ruin' for short where the English text would say 'Throat') Miscellaneous Granny Weatherwax Mormor Vädervax (the title 'mormor' shows her to be a maternal grandmother) Nanny Ogg Nanna Ogg Greebo Gråbo Magrat Garlick Viväcka Vitlöök (the word 'väck', which makes up part of her first name, means someone who is 'slow' or 'not quite there') Broken Drum Trasiga Trumman Mended Drum Lagade Trumman Hubwards Navvarts Rimwards Kantvarts Turnwise Vridvarts Widdershins Motvrids Discworld Skivvärlden