Here’s how the Norwegian translator of the Harry Potter books changed the names of all the most important characters in the series.And here’s the full list of all 488 character names in the Norwegian Harry Potter books.
These are the funniest Harry Potter character names from the Norwegian translation of the Harry Potter book series. And here’s the full list of all 488 character names in the Norwegian Harry Potter books.
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Did you know that some translations of the Harry Potter books didn’t simply translate the work directly to their given languages, but also took great pains in adapting pun and joke names to make them funny for kids in different countries?
There used to be a phenomenon in Norway where the title of a lot of American and other international comedy films were translated into Norwegian as “Help, Something Something”. I thought it might be funny if I translated these titles back into English.