Loki speaks Latin? | Marvel's Loki on Disney+

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

1:03 I neglected to mention that a 4th declension version of praefectus, -ūs is not, as far as I can find, attested in Ancient Roman literature (praefectī would be the plural, 2nd declension). I had assumed that it was plural and thus 4th declension based on the English translation "we are agents," but I did not dispute this in the video as I should have. The dangers of making a video at 6am! Thanks for your understanding. I also think he said "pāstus" instead of "passus" - so the mountain was gorged on fire for centuries, and now erupts.

[@catherinetrewhella5133]

Geologist and Latin student here! I took passus as undergone rather than suffered at first -- thinking he was saying the mountain underwent fire for centuries (regarding the buildup of heat needed to produce an eruption), but I agree with your second thought "pāstus"!! It would fit much better with Loki's flair for the dramatic, and the way stories / natural disasters may have been told as stories in Asgard.

[@phoenix72999]

This made me remember my random latin classes at school from grade 5 to 10... I really thought I had forgot all of them...

[@HandofOmega]

Just discovered this channel! I'm hoping you made a video on the latin scene in the movie "Tombstone"...Anyway, was Doctor Who correct that there was no latin word for "volcano" at that time? And, yes, I have often wondered if the ancients actually had some notional concept of "the future" as a "place" that could be gone to or come from...

[@HeliouHyios]

I also was very confused. As far as I know the 4th and the 5th declension is never used for individual human beings. Almost all of them (4th) are abstracts coming from the past participle (like exercitus from exercēre) besides the very few words we have to learn on their own (like manus, domus, senatus et al.). Funny tho that all the individual human beings built from the same stem regurlaly end in -or (or sometimes -trix if possible and female) like exercitor (again from exercēre) but this is not true for perfectus (from praeficere). Maybe this is the reason for your mistake :) And yes the name Iesus is 4th decl. and some believe it was an individual human being but its not a real latin name :P

[@pterispertinax2868]

@@HeliouHyios So the plural (nominative) of Iēsus would be Iēsūs?

[@_skysick_]

Loki in Rome: (speaks Latin) Loki in Asgard: (speaks English instead of Old Norse) I guess Norse is just dead in-universe even among the gods.

[@eivindkaisen6838]

There COULD be a justification for that. Old Norse and English as they were spoken around the year 1,000 CE, were mutually understandable.

[@MrDK0010]

Asgardians as a species (at least in the comics) speak a magical language called all-speak, where everyone can just understand them. I'm unsure if this applies to the MCU though.

[@wallacebell9719]

@@MrDK0010 It would make sense...but then how does he speak Latin to the camera

[@dialecticsjunkie7653]

@@wallacebell9719 To flex? Or for the memes -- cuz he's a trickster, so that's pretty in character :D

[@Corviidei]

@@MrDK0010 I’m pretty sure all speak doesn’t exist in the MCU (which is why I never got why people brought it up in MCU discussions)

[@thkarape]

It's nice to see Tom Hiddleston finally make use of his knowledge of the classics.

[@TameraJacobs]

He should. Tom studied Latin when he was in Cambridge. I know he is easy on the eyes, but it surprises me how people don't realize how intelligent he really is.

[@mishan3150]

@@TameraJacobs exactly! Thanks😂💚🐍 definitely right

[@harlinaindra6679]

Finally 😂

[@zyc8198]

Actually you can tell how excited he was in the show. Seriously how often can one make use of one's classical education like this if one is not in academia.

[@Incoherent-excitement]

@@TameraJacobs exactly. I know Loki seemed happy/excited in the scene but a part of that had to be Tom's natural enthusiasm for using his education/knowledge of classics etc. His command of language is honestly amazing. Like you said, gorgeous, but also very intelligent.

[@drogadepc]

I bet it was Tom Hiddleston's idea to make Loki speak latin. He's such a nerd and in a good way.

[@lottietalkie3142]

Also, he probably thought, "I'll NEVER have another chance to use my Latin in a project!" ^^

[@carlosandleon]

He has such a thick accent though

[@kierangrasby5728]

It’s more likely that the writers of the show decided to utilise Hiddleston’s skill set and have them go somewhere that Latin speaking would be necessary. Though I am sure that Tom was not displeased about this.

[@RoyalKnightVIII]

@@carlosandleon thick asgardian accent

[@TehIdiotOne]

@@RoyalKnightVIII So Old Norse? Although i'm sure Icelanding speakers would be horrified. I remember they a short conversation in norwegian at the start of the first Captain America, and it sounded utterly hilarious to me as a norwegian speaker

[@nngnnadas]

Luki is actually speaking in old norse accent, it's only by illusion that we hear him with British accent because it make him sound sophisticated and wise to American ears, and he's very vain. The Berliners in Avengers 1 probably heard him with high-class prussian accent or something like that.

[@767scarecrow]

I like this interpretation. And I'd love to hear just what in the hell Latin spoken with an Old Norse accent would sounds like!

[@nicklemen]

It’s interesting about him using magic but I thought it was because all Asgardians use Allspeak so they can talk to anyone. It would be cool to hear how he hears himself.

[@servantofaeie1569]

@@767scarecrow maybe Jackson Crawford could help with that

[@goji253]

@Derrik Then you think wrong.

[@goji253]

@omer dassa I doubt anyone in Germany would have taken Loki serious with a prussian dialect. It doesn't sound sophisticated or like a king at all. Frankly there is no German equivalent to the RP accent in the UK.

[@yeah5874]

I'm glad there's an endless supply of Owen Wilson WOW moments

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

I’ve got 40 more in reserve! 💪

[@andyarken7906]

@@polyMATHY_Luke Wow!

[@nesser52]

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[@fayepeel3754]

Hiddleston read Classics at Cambridge University in England and earned a double first. So one would expect his Latin to be correctly expressed and pronounced.

[@anne_bckmnn]

That's what I thought!

[@nancykaminski8600]

I wonder if Mary Beard was ever one of his professors?

[@wholelottastairway8]

I think it's funny thinking about the idea that Thor took a Groot language elective while Loki chose Latin xD

[@ardenaudreyarji]

Man I’d choose Groot language too 😂

[@broadh2o980]

The groot language is harder. Conveying an infinite amount of ideas through three basic words. All about tone, pitch, inflection to actually express complex thoughts. And rocket understands complex thoughts from him, so clearly the language has that depth.

[@wholelottastairway8]

@@broadh2o980 All to tell a tree to poor a cup of piss out into space and then reuse it XD

[@Ishkur23]

Well how else is he going to speak to Yggdrasil?

[@JacksonCrawford]

I salute you good sir.

[@NH-rn3wz]

Looking forward to you and Luke’s podcast. I’ll be leaving my campsite to get service to watch it. Cheers Good Sir.

[@az4037]

Hi Dr. Crawford!!!!!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

And I salute you, good sir.

[@shekharaakula6233]

This reminds me of "Ego salutem tibi dico, Romae legate"

[@elenna_alexia]

Salve Dr. Crawford

[@KleioHistory]

Hiddleston is listed as executive producer on the show. Something makes me think Loki will be giving this channel plenty more material going forward. (Or at least I hope so!)

[@Velociraptour]

Playing to their strengths! They did this for Sebastian Stan in Civil War too. They set his European hidey hole in Bucharest so he could speak his mother tongue.

[@mishan3150]

Tom Hiddleston is in love with language

[@patax144]

@@Velociraptour I hope they do something similar and take Zemo to Spain, so he gets to show off his second nationality, even if he doesn't sound as menacing in Spanish

[@vegeta4693214]

Executive producer means he put money on it, a lot of shows put the main actor as executive producer so they can get financing. Executive producers are more like a board of directors in a company, they don't influence the minor details of the show, they're more on the general direction of the product. I'm not saying that he couldn't have made changes to the script though, just saying that it's very likely that he didn't.

[@mishan3150]

@@vegeta4693214 🙏 good explanation

[@jony4real]

Thank you, Disney+, for teaching me the phrase "ego de futurus adveni" in case I ever get stuck in Ancient Rome :-)

[@isame0085]

When I watched the episode I got so excited when I heard that Loki ACTUALLY spoke Latin!

[@Pyroo0]

Me too. I was like "is he speaking... Latin???" 🤣

[@kristinewalberg2938]

@@Pyroo0 I had the same reaction. It made my geeky little heart fill with joy.

[@ljproductions4027]

It makes sense for a character more than a thousand of year old.

[@willlexie]

Alternate title of Episode 2: "Tom Hiddleston Showing Off His Latin Language Proficiency cause The World Needs to Know that He Studied Classics in Cambridge University and His Brain is So Hot"

[@Dodl1]

Weeeell it's true though... He is hot inside out

[@Vo_Siri]

I was not expecting a Marvel TV show to have one of the best representations of Latin that exists in modern entertainment.

[@jacobbaker5442]

I wish they would treat the other aspects of that show with such respect

[@spunj]

So hilarious to me that THE first thing I thought of when Loki started speaking Latin is "Can't wait for the polymathy video"

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Haha awesome! Thanks for being here.

[@ReCreso]

I'm reasonably confident he said "pastus", so "this mountain, which has been nourishing fire(s) for centuries...". I'm also laughing at the thought that "mihi nomen est Loki" would sound "my name is of the place/in the place" to a Roman.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Hahah very funny! I agree with your interpretation

[@servantofaeie1569]

@@polyMATHY_Luke shouldn't it be something like "Locius"? Because Luke -> Lūcius

[@hunterlawrence3573]

@@servantofaeie1569 I guess, but not everyone translates their first name when speaking a foreign language. Not every “Maria” becomes “Mary” in English, for example.

[@servantofaeie1569]

@@hunterlawrence3573 yea but the -us ending actually serves grammatical function in Latin.

[@hunterlawrence3573]

@@servantofaeie1569 It does, but not all Latin names end with an -US either.

[@Francescomonti60]

When I watched the episode this morning I thought: man, I should suggest this to Luke! I was too slow hahaha. Great video!!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks for thinking of me!

[@Makabaril]

Me as well actually hahahah

[@AG02024]

Watching Loki speak Latin in Pompei reminds me of the time I was in Granada with a friend and we only spoke Latin in public - we got a lot of strange looks! But it was worth it. Great and amusing video, Luke!

[@Marvee78]

Tom Hiddleston went to Eton, so he most likely learnt Latin and/ Greek at school. They were required subjects at Eton once, maybe still are.

[@notforone]

He mentioned once he had a choice to study between French & Spanish, or Latin & Greek. He decided to go for Latin & Greek since he thought he can pick up Spanish & French later on easily compared to Latin & Greek.

[@danymalsound]

Maybe they'll have a future scene in Scandinavia or Iceland where he can speak his character's mother tongue!

[@LINGONDRICKA123]

He sang in norwegian in episode 3 👍

[@DoctorZisIN]

Maybe in the future he will be traveling by train in a doomed planet with the female version of himself and will sing her a song in Norwegian... what?

[@newq]

Luke doesn't miss a chance to flex his geology guns.

[@Lexyvil]

I thought the fact he was a "god" justified how he knew Latin. But then I remembered he knew English before Earth was brought up in his life, and how every other being in space that knows nothing about Earth knows English.

[@Bunnokazooie]

Reading a translation of the Greek is like watching a movie in black and white

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

I’d add the caveat that it’s like watching a film _made in color_ in black and white. Films and TV shows made for black and white usually look good that way, since film makers know what techniques to use to make something look good in black and white. I feel like a film like The Lighthouse would lose some of its atmosphere if it were in color, and Steamboat Willie would certainly lose a lot of it’s charm.

[@julez2106]

Really love your in depth analysis of Latin in TV shows and it's very nice to see them getting it right, like in Loki or Barbarians. Latin is such a beautiful language, thank you for sharing it with the world!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks for watching and sharing! 😊

[@brianaschmidt910]

6:00 i am reminded of the dr. Who episode where they go to Pompeii and Donna Noble (in that sassy ass way) says "oh good! They can learn a new word AS THEY DIE!" Imagining Loki and the Doctor in the same place at the same time is hilarious

[@FonRize]

Nobody: Luke at 3 AM: "OK goodle, Owen Wilson says wow compilation"

[@carlos_takeshi]

I loved this scene so much. I'll have to thank my Latin teacher yet again, because I barely needed the subtitles. Still the most worthwhile subject I ever studied.

[@israellai]

Omg you're so fast and I've never been as excited for a video on this channel as this

[@israellai]

WOWWWW

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks!

[@Irvin700]

I'm just now learning Latin and got hooked on watching Loki and I find it awfully convenient that this scene popped up as I'm learning it haha

[@kreavill]

The hot language teacher i never had.

[@elenna_alexia]

You're saying they got a actual competent translator and the actor knows enough about the language to deliver it well? We love to see it.

[@Hhhhhh-sz9ud]

Probably couldn’t get away with a bad translator when the star is classically trained like that

[@jcxu7636]

Since Tom Hiddleston graduated in Classic major back in Cambridge, Latin is piece of cake for him 😊

[@mishan3150]

7:41 *the great Tom Hiddleston* Exactly what I call him! Thanks for your amazing video sir! Well done

[@aroma13]

Moritūrī became romanian muritori which means mortal,but can be translated,,those who die"

[@TheZenytram]

in Portugues we add a suffix "dor" at the end of verbs to mean " some one(or thing) who does that (verb)act" (like a profession) and "dores" in the plural. So if we get the verb for to die "morrer" we could construct the term "morredores" "those who dies" which by the way doesn't exist but it could have.

[@malarobo]

@@TheZenytram This suffix "-dor" of portuguese there is even in italian "-tore", french "-teur", spanish "-tor" or "-dor". But isn't the same thing of "-iturus": it derive from the latin suffix "-tor", used to create nomina agentis (name of agent, the one who act as you said). Indeed morituri doesn't mean "those who dies" but "those who are about to die" or "those who will have to die" (future participe, indicates something you intend to do or are predestined to do or are about to do).

[@aroma13]

@@TheZenytram that's also the case in romanian,you take the verb,ad the suffix ,,tor" and you get a new word showing that someone is doing said verb

[@Nat.ali.a]

@@TheZenytram In Portuguese we still have “future participle” but it’s not common, we use a lot in law, the suffix is “uro”: “nascituro” (is about to born), “morituro” (is about to die”), “vincituro” (is about to win). Portuguese is very close to Latin, especially formal Portuguese.

[@johnsensebe3153]

It's becoming an unwritten rule that if you time travel to Pompeii, you do a Latin gag.

[@johnpetrila4823]

I'm so glad you made this video, or I might have never found your channel. As a lapsed Classicist who abandoned Greek and Latin in pursuit of the descendant language Italian (because Dante stole my heart at a young age but my high school didn't offer Italian but did offer Latin), I love that people like you are keeping the flame of Latin and Greek burning.

[@jac6547]

Please do a video about the Latin in The Passion of the Christ.

[@AraboNormand]

and then Sebastiane ! The first full-length feature film in the language (1976) !

[@jebodeiasque]

From what I gathered upon watching it, the grammar was alright but they used ecclesiastical pronunciation instead of classical

[@jamj59]

@@jebodeiasque exactly right Edit: given the religious nature of the film it is bearable though!!

[@jadnavictoria2642]

Salve! It's my first semester studying languages, I got so happy when I watched it and saw Loki speaking Latin lol. This video is everything I needed. Thank you!!!

[@N0m5T3r]

I saw this scene and immediately thought "I wonder what ScorpioMartianus thinks of this"

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Fascinating stuff! Many thanks :)

[@onetouchtwo]

Just the video I was looking for! Timely, tight editing, articulate, funny. Chef's kiss!

[@Doctor387]

Not a Latin speaker myself, but do enjoy languages and really enjoy your channel - especially these kinds of videos! I've also been wracking my brain trying to find where that single chord you use in your introduction was pulled from, hunting through everywhere I thought I had heard it, trying to resolve it in my head and figure out where it might fit, etc., and now I find it thrown at me through your outro music this time. Many thanks for the linguistic and musical stimulation! May I also say, a damned fine choice in music too, sir.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks! It’s the overture to the Magic Flute

[@merveillevaneck5906]

i would sacrifice my life savings to do a podcast with this man! the content is fantastic, the homework has been done to perfection, the enthusiasm is on frikkin point! you've single handedly inspired a deep seated interest in acquiring latin in so many people. Well done!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Very kind

[@gregre99]

I’m Italian and its great to hear an American speaking Latin, I saw you in a video with a Spanish, Italian and Portuguese speaker and I actually thought you were an Italian speaking Latin. You accent is IMPRESSIVE and you would learn Italian very easily!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Grazie! Sì, parlo italiano. Vedi la live di ieri

[@gregre99]

@@polyMATHY_Luke su ho visto alcuni video! Complimenti!

[@leugim8872]

Not generally interested in Marvel universe, but know I'll watch, thank you.

[@egyptianusify2043]

Now*

[@leugim8872]

@@egyptianusify2043 😂. Know that I know how to spell now.

[@carlos_takeshi]

Noted.

[@timlamiam]

Thank you for making this. My scrub second year undergrad Latin did not quite get what he said from "Mons" to "vomiturus" and this was super gratifying to see.

[@rafaellucascarvalho464]

Wonderful video as always! Much love from Brazil! Keep up the great work.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Obrigado!

[@rafaellucascarvalho464]

@@polyMATHY_Luke Claro XD!

[@SantiYounger]

This quickly became my new favorite video. benigne Luke!

[@MartinGomez-gt1uk]

Hi, recent subscriber here. I've been charmed and extremely interested about classic culture since I can remember. Even though it always attracted me, I'd always pay way more attention to political, cultural or mythological matters than to linguistic. Soy de Galicia, España, y hace pocas semanas te descubrí aleatoriamente, y debo confesar y agradecer la gran labor pedagógica que haces. Tienes un gran talento, tanto para la comunicación como para la lingüística. Gracias de veras por compartir tu conocimiento con el mundo. P. S. En Galicia posuímos o noso propio idioma, o galego, con orixe no galaico-portugués e que xunto co euskera, o catalá e o valencià conforma as linguas cooficiais en España. Hope you got time and interest in checking it out because I feel you'd love it :)

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Muy amable! Very kind of you. I do hope to explore more Ibero-Romance languages.

[@saturnine156]

I instantly thought of your channel when I saw this episode.

[@danielaaguilar8897]

Dude you’re quick, I immediately thought the pronunciation was good, your video was helpful because I’m a beginner and don’t understand enough to judge whether the translation was lazy or accurate so, Thanks!

[@boukimalice7909]

The first time I saw this episode, I thought of you. I knew this was coming. Thank You.

[@Marksman3434]

Man, Hiddleston sounds like he’s the modern archetype of a classically-studied British thespian. What a man…

[@TimeLockLady]

SUBSCRIBING RIGHT NOW! This was such a great analysis and, as a big Latin nerd, I loved every second! The moment he started speaking Latin and I understood the first phrase (I'm hyper rusty, I only did Latin for 3 years sadly!), I literally died! I really wouldn't be too surprised if Tom had suggested to speak in Latin or, at least, enthusiastically agreed to it! I think my fave moment in this video was when you talked about the importance of reading in the original language: in my short time studying, I had to translate a lot of Cicero's work (I WAS DEAD WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT EXPRESSION TAKEN LITERALLY FROM IT 😭) and it definitely feels different when you can read it in the original, and you discover and appreciate the myriad of different inflections and meanings a word can take. Very impressed by this analysis, and I will be digging through youe channel a lot! Maybe it's time to dust off my beloved Latin 😁 Gratias ti vi ago et vale! 😁

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks so much and welcome! Also check out my other channel ScorpioMartianus where the content is all in Latin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmHGYoSEjK1kfpo

[@roufamagga4453]

Please don't forget to check out the tribute my friend made about the Loki series. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIamkqideauVl9U

[@jannik6147]

this video is fabulous! i literally have zero clue about latin (the only thing i ''know'' is 'draco durmiens nunquam titilandus' which apparently means something along the lines of 'a spleeping dragon is never one to be woken up' iirc) but you just bring the fascination for this language across super good and explain everything understanibly. overall just awesome! that latin stuff i said might be wrong tho, i heard it in a harry potter podcast long ago lol

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

I have writings and a non-public video on it; see LukeRanieri.com

[@SlashersPod]

I absolutely love this video. Wonderful work.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks!

[@culturecanvas777]

I had thought of this channel when seeing spoken Latin in Ep2 😆

[@guilhermeoliveira3249]

I just find your channel today and its awesome! you are very intelligent, thanks for the videos! ps: as a brazilian I can understand some italian/latin of your other videos!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Obrigado!

[@jinbe-san]

As soon as I saw that scene, I thought of Luke, but I forgot the name of this channel! I only remember the Latin one. Glad this was recommended to me!

[@Sofia-eg4gg]

Hey completely unrelated, but- have you ever listened/reacted to bardcore? there's a cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit in classical Latin that is an absolute hit👀

[@guymcaulay8996]

I actually personally pointed out that song to him some time ago, and unfortunately, though it sounds pretty- the Latin is really bad. None of the translations on that channel are very good, sadly. The Immigrant Song cover even got blasted for its bad linguistics.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Indeed. I don’t want to openly criticize an individual content creator. God knows I’m not perfect either.

[@Sofia-eg4gg]

I hadn't heard about those issues, what a pity it's not as good as it sounds :( Thank you for clarifying that!

[@DustMug]

@@polyMATHY_Luke Iuppiter*

[@SantiYounger]

It's sad to hear the latin in those songs are bad, I've been memorizing the lyrics to learn Latin, is that a bad idea? Or at least still helpful for pronunciation?

[@llamalianna]

I was just looking at Loki videos and stumbled upon this and it’s SO fascinating haha

[@theamericancristero7390]

Honestly I couldn't care less about Marvel's MCU, but I'm happy to see you go through the Latin.

[@Α.Ν-ν1η]

Μπράβο Polymathy! Σπουδαία εκπομπή.

[@Pippinking]

Tom Hiddleston has a double first in classics (Latin and Greek) from Cambridge University so no wonder he does so well. There is a video of him performing in Ancient Greek in Electra as an Undergraduate student

[@pterispertinax2868]

Tom Hiddleston yes! Quality all the way through. Just like this channel! Lovely that he's making good use of his education in classics. And talking about veils, I highly recommend the Julie Nolke youtube clip "First Date Post Pandemic". The main fun starts at around 6 minutes in.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks! I love her channel

[@roufamagga4453]

Please don't forget to check out the tribute my friend made about the Loki series. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIamkqideauVl9U

[@echeblog]

While I was watching this part, I was totally waiting for you to make a video on this!

[@betrisherninox2865]

Dear Lucius, Do you have *any* idea how wonderful it is to be a student of classical languages and to stumble upon your channel(s)? Thank you for the massive effort you put in to making these gems: they are simply splendid and are the current subject of my binge-watching in an attempt to brush up my Latin and (hopefully) to be able to converse in it one day. At the same time, I'm studying Greek (on term break atm) and our class is just about to embark on reading 'The Iliad'. There are no words to describe the joy and satisfaction of reading the ancient authors in the original. It's like having an intimate conversation, with access to every nuance: every secret smile or surreptitious snort! Multas gratias ago tibi! Patricia ex Australia

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

I’ve no idea, Patricia, but I’m really glad if you feel that way! I agree with you completely about the original

[@fimbulsummer]

I wish this channel had been around when I was studying in the 90s. Also in Australia!

[@laisensei6984]

I remember back in series 4 of Doctor Who (new version) where the Doctor and Donna went to Pompeii, they didn't have a world in latin for "Volcano", so I gotta say "having suffered fire for centuries" is a very fitting way to describe a volcano considering the polytheism culture of ancient Rome (it might make the locals think that the mountain somehow angered the god of fire and brought flames upon it for ages, not that knowing or believing it would have mattered anyway).

[@eefneleman9564]

Tom's probably been watching this channel in secret.

[@jakubolszewski8284]

Pompeii are interestings. In one hand it was a tragedy and many people died… in other it is a blessing for us to see how They lived, and understand this culture more. So yeah, maybe we can create good from tragedy (so bad forged into good, or something xD).

[@alessandrogiraldi4031]

true, its like a time capsule

[@mm-yt8sf]

in college i knew someone in classics and i was surprised that a night's homework for him was just translating a paragraph (to me it seemed like just relaying the gist of what was in the text) but it did take him a long time and he dithered over every word and phrase and order. on the other hand myself being in engineering, this sort of thing was pretty alien to me. oh but what you did reminded me of him. he used to look up phrases too in the historical record. oh another strange thing i didn't realize. he made reference to the pope's latin advisor as if he was a very good authority. i guess i'm not surprised such a job exists, but i didn't realize it had some kind of star status? :-D these sort of things make hanging out with people with different majors so interesting

[@nehoymenoy3845]

This is exactly the video I was expecting when I watched the new episode yesterday. I'm not disappointed.

[@Levi-uh7ic]

I was hoping you would make a video on this!

[@DoctorZisIN]

This is impressive. When Hollywood more often than not, butchers Spanish, a language very much alive and commonly spoken in California, I thought they would massacre the Classical languages. Well done, Tom!

[@erikagehm2805]

When I heard the Latin part about the volcano I translated it as "That mountain has stored fires for a long time. It is about to explode, due to the fires." I picked up some Latin because of this channel, fun studying of prefixes and suffixes, movies, et cetera.

[@Canev821]

Wow loki, Owen and you polymath so amazing Tom is my fav actor and knowing he loves classics so cool

[@timlin783]

Watched the episode last night, thinking Luke must do an episode on Loki’s Latin! Woke up seeing this. Great start to the day!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Excellent!

[@roufamagga4453]

Please don't forget to check out the tribute my friend made about the Loki series. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIamkqideauVl9U

[@mubaraktalal5880]

Loki has something called allspeak. Allspeak enables Loki to talk in any language and understand it.

[@chadbailey7038]

So interesting! Great video. Thanks 🙏🏾

[@jorgencaceres7945]

Hahaha... so funny, I was looking at this only yesterday, smiling and thinking Luke will do something with this... but you were lightning fast!!! 😁🌟

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

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[@bobeczek01]

When I was learning literature at school our teacher said that translator always gives a piece of himself when the translate any given text , sometimes when it goes trough many different translations it changes it previous meaning completely. That was the main argument against translating the Bibble to European languages. Some people still hold that the actual meaning of the ancient text is kept by the church or monks (for ancient Asian scripts) and honestly if you ever see a Polish translation of for example Snow-white story you could see how many different ways you can say : mirror mirror on the wall , who is the fairest of them all?"

[@janhavlis]

nice video! :-) which reminded me of a famous line in one old super popular czech movie (marečku, podejte mi pero): even a storekeeper in a screw shop can read vergil in the original ;-) when an above mention storekeeper asks the latin teacher what the knowledge latin is good for.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Haha

[@rodrigues2793101]

Man, when I saw that scene this morning, the very first thing I thought was "Luke must see that!!! Lol" Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Oi! Yes I’m glad that some folks told me yesterday

[@jeffvq1275]

Nice analysis

[@teodorocuervo2291]

this is my new favorite channel

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Thanks!

[@bungouyevsky]

This is awesome! Thank you! I didn't know that he had a knowledge in classics at all. Marvel really knows its job.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Hmm, 2:58 is basically saying that Shakespeare did a nice wordplay with "To be or not to be"

[@aloverspoetry]

Actually in the north mythology Loki has the ability to speak any language existing (I think it’s called silvertoungue in English?). I was so excited when he spoke Latin! :D

[@roufamagga4453]

Please don't forget to check out the tribute my friend made about the Loki series. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIamkqideauVl9U

[@beaver6d9]

I had a feeling I'd find this video here today :) excellent

[@legonintedobros]

i was waiting for your video on this as soon as i saw this scene

[@TheAndrewSchneider]

Might I suggest a review of the Latin voice acting in Age of Empires II? For the Byzantine and Italian civilizations?

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Yup! I’m going to do them all. Thanks for subscribing!

[@ortegaperu8510]

Someone somewhere speaks latin in a show or movie PolýMATHY : But is it good latin tho?

[@giacomocarlomagno1135]

Luke, I love languages, so for me your channel is awsome. I really like when you mix pop culture with Latin, this way you can reach out of the lingustics bubble much easier. Well done mate.

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Grazie, Giacomo! Sono contento se ti piace il mio stile :D

[@mishan3150]

Being attractive doesn't preclude being intelligent And this man is both

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Very kind

[@mishan3150]

@@polyMATHY_Luke it's definitely true I've been a hiddlestoner for 11 years And i met him in person He is the sweetest person U can know

[@Iledomair]

thank you! i was hoping for this

[@victor_.]

being a brazilian I was able to understand 80% of what he said in pompei

[@3duConstantino]

Really? I couldnt tho.

[@criptideancia]

I got the gist of it with some words but couldn't make out the sentence

[@Nat.ali.a]

Me too, not 80% but around 70% it just sound like very old Portuguese lol

[@mariahelenas1471]

Eu também.

[@emperorpalpatine2721]

Both of you have the signature look of superiority.

[@ValVal9]

devo farti i complimenti per il tuo livello di latino, sei bravissimo!

[@polyMATHY_Luke]

Molto gentile!

[@BenGristUK]

Just seen this episode, was waiting to say you need to do it!

[@Reece_Hart]

I knew you were going to do a video on this the moment I saw the episode