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well... red... that would be if close translated a "Falkenmond"... tho i dont know about that kind of animal...hmmm...

but i bet you´re referring rather to something that is like a gun from a game? googled that name and lots of links referred to the game destiny...?

In parts of Kentucky that's called dinner.

... Only if it was a road-kill. But I think Kentuckians prefer possum.

A bit graphic, but around here ...


Yeah, Hawk, Goshawk or Sparrowhawk would do. Someone was translating the name Hawkmoon (as in the U2 song) to Adlermond. I knew that Adler is Eagle, so I figured it would be something else. Habicht or Sperber seem to be the best fits. I think Falke refers to falcons. Falkemond sounds cooler than Habichtmond though, at least to my ears. I think that I shall name my next D&D character Falkemond.

One of the very small problems I have at the moment with moving house.
I have 4 cats, all killers beyond compare. Living out in the sticks they are murderous villains. regularly bring in bunnies etc.
My new next door neighbour has 4 fluffy bunnies running loose around their back yard!!

They said "They take care of themselves!" I am very worried.

Somewhere between the godfather and watership down is about to happen on their back door step.

theo...lol

red... IF... then FALKENMOND...cause flexion... and i bet it is an elf...right?...and curiously hawk and falcon are both FALKE in german... why... no idea... rabbit and hare are also to words for HASE...funny little world...
and...i love memes....that one is cool^^

and cam... this is some viscous neighbourhood situation developing...rabbits vs cats... four rounds, no holding back...if one of these fluffy appetizers isn´t the rabbit of caerbannog....i wouldn´t put my money on the neighbours pets...

and... i see why you say watership down... but godfather... sure you don´t mean scarface?...maybe a small portion of apocalypse now even

That's odd. Hawks and Falcons are quite distinct. It's like using the same word for sheep and goats. Falkenmond is a cool name too. What are Habicht and Sperber then?

And no, I would never play a pointy-eared freak! I always preferred the actual myth of elves as nasty depraved things, rather than the Bowdlerized Tolkien-esque elves.

 Camkierhi wrote:
One of the very small problems I have at the moment with moving house.
I have 4 cats, all killers beyond compare. Living out in the sticks they are murderous villains. regularly bring in bunnies etc.
My new next door neighbour has 4 fluffy bunnies running loose around their back yard!!

They said "They take care of themselves!" I am very worried.

Somewhere between the godfather and watership down is about to happen on their back door step.

Bring on Your cats he says as he shows you what happened to his last neighbors

And that was just one rabbit

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
theo...lol

red... IF... then FALKENMOND...cause flexion... and i bet it is an elf...right?...and curiously hawk and falcon are both FALKE in german... why... no idea... rabbit and hare are also to words for HASE...funny little world...

I think it just boils down to a tradition of bad translations.
of course there are lots of different different names for the different birds of prey (Habicht, Milan, Sperber etc.) but translators are no ornithologists so to them bird of prey=Falke

same goes for other animals:
hare = Hase
rabbit = Kaninchen

...just decades of bad translators who didn't care for the differences

Vik?
Vik?
Are you still around?
Haven't heard from you in a while - I hope everything is OK for you and your family.
Happy New Year and Best Wishes Mate

He lurks.

He changed his image too, those sneaky Germans.....

I think the new job has him all turned around with little free time sadly

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
theo...lol

red... IF... then FALKENMOND...cause flexion... and i bet it is an elf...right?...and curiously hawk and falcon are both FALKE in german... why... no idea... rabbit and hare are also to words for HASE...funny little world...
and...i love memes....that one is cool^^

and cam... this is some viscous neighbourhood situation developing...rabbits vs cats... four rounds, no holding back...if one of these fluffy appetizers isn´t the rabbit of caerbannog....i wouldn´t put my money on the neighbours pets...

and... i see why you say watership down... but godfather... sure you don´t mean scarface?...maybe a small portion of apocalypse now even

Rabbits seem to mainly beat cats always Vik, and good to see you surface again! I was about to contact NATO for a search and rescue operation for you. Hope the Holidays were good for you my friend!

Gestorben? Vik? Nein.

Heaven knows why I know that German word.

Work busy I think he is. Remember folks, these days Germans have to work to support ALL of Europe, well, at least the southern half.

Or maybe the Krampus got him. Gruss vom Krampus!