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Linguistic Review of The Rings of Power (first 2 episodes)
I’m not sure if lay-fans have noticed, but something obvious to Tolkien-language scholars is that the Elven languages aren’t being used exactly the same way in the TV show as they were in the Peter Jackson movies, and the languages themselves are slightly different too. There are a few things
Amy in Elvish
Amy, your name is really cool! It’s an old Latin name meaning “beloved.” When it came to French, they made it their own form of passive participle, which is why their version seems so different from its ancestor. Translating this into Elven languages will be fairly straightforward. Elven names are
Sophia in Elvish
Sophia, your name is really cool! It is an Ancient Greek name made from the word “Sophos – Skilled, Clever, Wise” and the feminine suffix -ia. It’s a truly ancient name that has changed very little from antiquity. We’ll translate it as “Skilled/Clever/Wise One.” Quenya Quenya separates the concepts of
Jennifer in Elvish
Jennifer, your name is really cool. It’s a cognate of an Irish goddess’s name, known as Findabair. Or Finnabair. Or Fionnabhair. It’s a lovely name with a long history, likely reaching back to Proto-Celtic languages. It’s most likely a compound of “Gwindos – White” and “Sēbarā – Spirit/Fairy/Phantom.” Sindarin Sindarin
Amlugris
Cleft/Cloven/Separate Dragon Amlugris – Cleft/Cloven/Separate Dragon
A Decision on the Name Lists
So, after doing battle with the namelists for years, after crashing the database more times than I care to recall, I’ve come to a realization, which led to a decision. I’ve made the namelist databases too complex. So, the way to solve this problem is to make the databases less
Neo-Adûnaic
Compiled by Ederchil “-bê“, as. Coined by Thorsten Renk. Obviously derived from Eldarin. “bârâna“, mighty. From “abâr“, power. “banakil“, hobbit. From Westron “banakil“, half-man “bêla“, to brighten. From “Bêl“, bright. “hîm“, ale. From Westron “hîma“, ale. “huznudâ“, to hear. Coined by Thorsten Renk. From “huzun“, ear. “îr“, one. From the
The Origin of Man
The most common and incorrect assumption about Men is that Men of Arda are just like us. Like the Elves, their appearance and strength is based upon their genealogical past. Like the Elves, they have a beginning that is carefully planned out. Men share weaknesses with us, and some of
Sindarin Pronunciation
The voice actors were Fiona Jallings (female voice that struggles with R-rolling) and Adam Elliott (male voice brought in to roll R’s). General Dialect Vowels Diphthongs Consonants Where the stress falls Dialects Doriathren Sindarin Woodelven Sindarin Gondorian Sindarin Sindarin has three different writing systems, so the sounds are written with