This essay/rant is mostly based off of an essay by a friend of mine whose website vanished from the internet because she’s moved on. Or died. I have no idea, she’s just gone. Farewell Nurvingiel, you were a great writer and your essay on using foreign languages in story-telling was
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
Original poem: The Lady of Shalott by Lord Alfred Tennyson. Translated into Sindarin by Fiona Jallings Painting by John William Waterhouse Part 1 Sindarin Literal English Original English Bo ath-rant dorthar breniel rídhien1 i-thair theriel, Hammar dawar, govenir ell2; A thrî rîdh i ven hiriel Am marad Camelod; Adh in
The Riddle of Strider Original English by J. R. R. Tolkien Ilnad i valt law1 thilia, Rendir al-bain mistar; I vrûn i belt law bêl, Nais2 law raetha3 thynd dym. Naur o lith cuidannen4 Calad uiñ gwaith tuia Cŷr i grist rangen5 Pen bedh-ri ad-ol6 aran. la,c9IlI4ca8Ia*I0lalcO @bdl@Ica2í,I6l#c@O lI4@k,IlI2b:Ia*I2ñaO ,í%Ia*I@&0cI0ødI9ø6P
I Dreamed of War I ûl osp cân annin vin ely nîn. Cenin anin ‘Rûn, anin mâr e-Dawarwaith, i noss nîn. Lith haer toba i lammen ned i thuion. Echuiel faug, ethuion ar anin chenneth nîn nerin. I gened nîn eno ‘annen vin ôl nîn. I thî velig maethyr heregui
I wrote this for a fanfic (don’t worry, I’ve never been suicidal!) about a character between a rock and a hard place far from home. O Valar, I want to die! Bannos hîr i firn! Tolo a thollo Vân charn hen am bar. Hîr i thŷr a thûl! Tolo a
Kingsfoil Original English by J. R. R. Tolkien Ir i thûl vorn thuia A nguruthos gala A galadath gwannar Tolo athelas! Tolo athelas! Cuil ‘ni phin firiel Min gam aran hadhel! When the black breath blows And death’s shadow grows And all lights pass, Come athelas! Come athelas! Life to
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Why Read the Books? Many fans like to try their hand at writing The Lord of the Rings fan fiction after seeing the movie. I suppose they figure, “Hey, it’s the movie of the book, right? There can’t be that many changes, right?” Luckily, they are wrong. The books are