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
You may have noticed some changes around here. You may want to know why and what’s been happening. Basically, since I published my “Write like an Elf” workbooks, I have been addressing some legal issues. Some of my services, including my transliterations, have been hindered. I’m trying to adjust my
Listen to the original song The Willow Maid Original song by Kate Covington AKA Erutan Translation into Sindarin by Fiona Jallings Dîr ‘wain padras drî i dawar na *philinn în a gû farad. Lastas neth ‘wain linnol ar aphadas i lind athan. Ennas *ichir i ‘wend i dhortha ned i
buia- To Serve/Hold Allegiance to
When I was looking for a cover artist for “Write English with Tengwar,” I had a very good idea of what I wanted already. The cover would need to be in calligraphy, since this is a book about writing, but it would also have to be artistic, with the flare
I have left much of the punctuation off of the phrases, so that you can adjust the phrases to meet your needs. This will cover what can be removed, what can be added, and what to do when combining phrases. Tengwar Punctuation I left the tengwar transliterations without periods if
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It may have been “Our Seventh Meeting” for some, but for me, it was the first. So many thoughts and feelings are whirling about in my brain, It’s difficult to put them to words, but I will try, none-the-less. When I started out at 15, I thought I was alone
Until this Covid-19 threat passes, I’m not doing any conventions. Not only are all the conventions cancelled, I want you guys to be safe! Hopefully it will be safe to hold conventions in 2022. Stay safe, and let’s meet in the future! Conventions I like to go to: Miscon –