About Me About Neo-Elvish Awards Blog Contact Us Donate to Realelvish Events/Conventions FAQs For the Second Edition Free Translations Friends’ Websites Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Homepage Name Lists Adûnaic Namelists Adûnaic Female Names Adûnaic Male Names Adûnaic Ship Names Old English Namelists Old English Female
Compiled by Lambendil a- pron. aff. it ~ (*3A-/*?A-) -a suff. Subjective ending for plural Neuters ~ (SD/430) aban n. earth <-Abattârik ~ UT/222 ~ (*BAN1) abâr n. strength, endurance, fidelity ~ SD/431 ~ (BAR) < E. BOR Abattârik name. Pillar-of-Earth ~ UT/222 ~ Aban-Târik abrazâ- v. to stand fast
If you found an asterisk and it led you here, then the word following it is reconstructed. Reconstructed words aren’t found in Tolkien’s work, but a made by guessing how Tolkien would have made the word. Luckily for us, Tolkien left a lot of material behind to reconstruct from. Of
If you found an asterisk in the phrasebooks, then the word following it is reconstructed. Reconstructed words aren’t found in Tolkien’s work, but a made by guessing how Tolkien would have made the word. Luckily for us, Tolkien left a lot of material behind to reconstruct from. Of course, this
Unfortunately, Tolkien’s elves don’t have a notion of gender beyond male/female. Here’s a list of words that they do have. I’ve organized them by number. Archaic versions of the words are in (parentheses). A quick set of definitions of the grammatical terms: Singular One [noun] Plural More than two [noun]s
I’m not speaking of his incredible writing voice or his powerful poetry; I’m speaking of the magic in Eä, the World that Is. There seems to be a lot of confusion on this topic in the fanfiction and RP world. With many fans left clueless, they turn to other fandoms
We all know what the stereotypes of vampires and werewolves are in our modern fiction. They’re based off a combination of Bram Stokers’ Dracula and old European folktales. Tolkien, however, didn’t have brooding, humanoid, mysterious vampires or werewolves in his work. Here, I shall cover the brief mentions of Tolkien’s
One mystery to many Lord of the Rings fans (who haven’t read Morgoth’s Ring) is Elven marriage. Wandering around the fandom, we see all sorts of marriage ceremonies; from Christian ones to very elaborate ceremonies involving bloodletting. This essay answers the question: What is an Elven marriage like? Tolkien wrote
This article should be read along with The Healing Arts of Middle-earth by Tinw. In this essay, we shall explore the Elven views on healing versus killing, and learn about Aragorn's magical wedding gift and namesake. In fanfiction and Role Play alike, I see many Elven healer-warriors adventuring. They're all
Elves are all pretty people with pretty hair and pretty eyes and pretty bodies and pretty fortune telling telepathic powers and pretty neat magic and pretty cool action scenes, right? Wrong! Contrary to popular belief in the fan fiction/RPG world, Tolkien’s Elves aren’t just prettier, more magical, cooler versions of