[UA] Other names for Unknown Armies?

[Walter Croft]

>Hi, I have a similar problem when it comes to finding a German expression of
>Unknown Armies.
>
>One solution I'd go for is looking up a translation of Yeats' "The Valley of
>the Black Pig" and find out how "unknown perishing armies" was translated.
>Perhaps this could serve as a beginning.
>
>Bye,
>
>Tim Struck
>

I agree with Tim and he's probably on the right track. Perhaps looking into the etymology of words on your language is a possible route to take. "What older words does "unknown" derive from?" for instance.
Czech is a part of the (Greater) Slavic language family, my only exposure to the Slavic languages is Russian (from some years back). Here's "unknown" in Russian:

íåçíàêîìåö

Also, maybe attempting to to restrict ourselves to finding direct, corelative single-word translations is a problem in finding a solution. I like "Nameless", but perhaps something like "enigmatic, nameless armies" or an actual short, poetic phrase would be more effective as a title.

Just trying to expand the possibilities.

Walter 

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