I have written a ballad about a mortal maid in Sindarin (with translation following) that I would like to share with the group. I have given some relevant...
Suilad! I have been trying to study Many languages at once, Klingon Sindarin, Quenya, Khuzdul (what little there is) and create my own, called Tyien. I am now...
Hi guys I have an inquiry from a friend of mine who I told about this list. He has the following question(s): BTW by Quenya, he actually means Sindarin or Old...
September 5th is the anniversary of the beginning of the Elfling list. I would like to thank all the people who keep it going, especially Dorothea Salo. I...
Okay, I had to stick with _trade_ and paraphrase. Here is my effort. Comments from those more knowledgeable than I (again, most everybody) are desired. ...
First of all hello to everyone, this is my first post to this board. I've just recently (the last two weeks) discovered Quenya and am fascinated by it. I am...
What's the Quenya equivalent of Doriath? The Silmarillion says Doriath means "Land of the Fence", with _iâth_ as "fence". LR, under the stem GAT(H)-, gives...
Aiya quettar sindarino (sorry I have not yet given myself to sindarin) I came across http://stud2.tuwien.ac.at/~e9026179/Tolkien/Tengwar/Index.html a few weeks...
I have finished a reasonably major revision of the Elfling welcome message; the new one appears below. I haven't yet dolled it up in HTML for my website, but I...
dear candon i would like to make a sort of illuminated manuscript from your ballad, such as from any other beautiful composition in elvish lenguage. this is...
I'm working on translating a phrase "The wages of sin are death and payday is coming". Okay, it isn't an important phrase, but it's something I need for a web...
... Da: <jsbennett@...> A: <elfling@egroups.com> Data invio: lunedì 30 agosto 1999 2.37 Oggetto: [elfling] Didn't the elves "pay" anybody? ... i'm not an...
So here I am with my lines in the elvish language: Aista, aista... Tiënnar lorion Eldaliëlion oisirilla sirentannar alcaron laurion ar lanlyala alcarëi arta...
Hello, Just a quick question, would Earkano or (Ëarkáno ? Eärkáno) mean "Sea Commander"? ear (ëar) = "sea" + kano (káno) = "commander" Just Curious......
I am curious to see what Aredhel's name would be in Quenya. I not that Tolkien made mention of the "correct" Quenya version of most of the Elven heroes of the...
hi everybody! my name is paolo gabrieli, i'm 28 and i write from como, italy. i'havent yet finished reading "the lord of the rings" (that was bought 16 years...
Following the thread of naming countries, I propose Telpea or Tyelpea for Argentina (it means 'silvery', I believe, from Argentum). Do you agree with that...
Hi to all! I'm new to this mailgroup, but I've been interessted in the languages of Tolkien for some time. I've noticed, that, overall, Quenya is your ...
I have here a verse of elvish that I composed awhile back. It's probably riddled with errors, so I was wondering if anyone could look through it and give me...
Thanks to all who responded to "Comments on my translation please". Being a newbie to the site and to the Elvish languages, I realize there is much to learn....
I added a new article to my page today: http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/lh-rh.htm It is highly technical, I'm afraid - about an important difference between the...
In HoMe XI it is said that the oldest elvish word for writing derived from the root *SAR-. Hence _sarat_ an incision, sign. Further this is said to have...
Welcome to the joyfully and musical halls of the Quendya Speakers. My name is Laicolas, and am a minya. May your thoughts, words and laughters enlight somemore...
In ICE Middle Earth Role Playing's book Lorien, On page 24, 1st row, all way down, we can see: Pelerin, pl Piliryn for glade, clearing in a forest assumed to...
Hello, all! Thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Candon. I have a degree in Linguistics, a degree I pursued in part because of my love of the Elvish ...
