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Greetings, Right now I am writing a story from the perspective of Finrod Felagund, and I would like to use two sentences of Quenya in this story. I have done...
9 Sep 3, 2004
3:21 pm

A.R. Veldhuis
nerdanel14
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Hello everyone, I'm trying to translate common English phrases and expressions into Elvish. I would like to have the Sindarin/Quenya translation(s) of 'Good ...
2 Sep 3, 2004
7:11 am

hirifeo
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Gwaith-i-Phethdain update from September 2, 2004: Information about a new website concerning the LotR movie lyrics in the languages of Middle-earth: Magpie's...
1 Sep 2, 2004
7:40 pm

Ryszard Derdzinski
galadhorn
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Hello! I'm trying to translate "King peaceful" (Roi pacifique, in french) into Sindarin. The word "king" is "aran" and the word for "peace" is "sîdh". But I...
5 Aug 31, 2004
11:35 am

calwen76
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Greetings to the list, I would like to ask your expert opinion, whether the active participle should be lenited in Sindarin. For the perfective form we have...
3 Aug 31, 2004
7:53 am

Atwe
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Dear Elflings, I would like to have this text tattood on my arm but I want to make sure this is correct: nín hín, nín ioannath, nín rhaw a agar laitano a...
2 Aug 31, 2004
12:15 am

firstchoicesafety@...
lotr_osgiliath
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Mae Govannen all! Just wanted to quickly introduce myself. Name's Jack. At first, I probably won't be posting much, till I get into the swing of things. Well,...
2 Aug 30, 2004
3:44 am

Nikke De Young
nikki_deyoung
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I've been trying to help someone come up with a Nandorin name for "Swan-maiden&quot;, and in investigating the changes in the language, I opted for the _c_ > _p_...
1 Aug 30, 2004
3:43 am

hirifeo
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Hello, As far as I know there was never a clear translation of the name of _Thranduil_ (in fact none at all?), so I wonder what the actual meaning might be. My...
5 Aug 30, 2004
3:42 am

Navaer Lalaith
elvenswordsmith
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Aiya, ilyë nildor Elflingello! Welcome again to my website Gwaith-i- Phethdain http://www.elvish.org/gwaith. There is an update from August 26, 2004: New...
1 Aug 28, 2004
10:38 pm

galadhorn
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This may be a bizarre question, but has anyone ever been able to translate the Tengwar inscription in this image? ...
2 Aug 26, 2004
4:47 pm

Michael Keegan
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Hello everyone! I'm new here and I would like to ask a question, how do you translate 'dom' into quenya? 'Dom' from freedom for example. I know free = mirima,...
2 Aug 26, 2004
4:46 pm

Nikke De Young
nikki_deyoung
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Hi, I may easily have overlooked something, but I couldn't find anything on this in the archives etc, so please help me out. I was wondering how you would...
11 Aug 26, 2004
8:16 am

DiAnn Casserly
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Suilad,   I'd like to put together a blurb that says:  At the Cross-Roads   (i realize its not a complete sentence, but it suits my present purposes for a...
13 Aug 24, 2004
2:34 am

Tony
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I got refered here by a friend who is studying sindarin, Gaia. I am fond of the movies and of the books, I am starting to collect HoME. I read allot of...
5 Aug 23, 2004
12:23 am

Nikke De Young
nikki_deyoung
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I've been in love with LOTR for years now and have wanted a tatoo written in elvish for some time now. I really want to make sure that it is done right. So...
2 Aug 21, 2004
10:02 pm

Helge K. Fauskanger
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Donna Mair wrote:   ... Some complicated neologisms for "cross-roads" have been presented, but it should be remembered that the attested place-name _Tharbad_...
1 Aug 21, 2004
10:02 pm

Helge K. Fauskanger
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... Although I've been reminded of my very poor skills when it comes to Elvish (and Sindarin in particular), I thank those who has bothered to help me ...
1 Aug 21, 2004
7:34 am

Magnus Karlsson
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To Whom It May Concern I am struggling with my Elvish studies, as Im sure many are. It would help me I think if I could "hear" it and then associate it better...
9 Aug 19, 2004
2:56 am

Hirifëo
hirifeo
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Mellyn, Just a short note to let you know that the known errata lists for Vinyar Tengwar and Parma Eldalamberon now are more or less complete. I have received...
1 Aug 18, 2004
3:18 pm

gildir_2
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Aiya, in PE14, on page 34, there's something that calls my mind: in the presentation of the Qenya aorist, it says: "Aorist. Indefinite or habitual or Gnomic"....
2 Aug 17, 2004
10:15 am

lambendil
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I Lam na Ngoldathon The Grammar and Lexicon of the GNOMISH TONGUE. By J. R. R. Tolkien. Edited by Christopher Gilson, Carl F. Hostetter, Patrick Wynne, and...
1 Aug 13, 2004
12:34 am

cgilson75
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It is now less than a year until: The First International Conference on J.R.R. Tolkien's Invented Languages (Informally "Omentielva Minya", or just...
1 Aug 11, 2004
2:46 pm

Bill Welden
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Ayia! well..I'd like to ask your opinion about this translation of this short poem of mine into Sindarin.. 1 the long days are fading into the west _ i oer...
8 Aug 11, 2004
6:05 am

calwen76
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[I edited out the tengwar related sections of this post - mod] Hello everyone, I Am having some difficulties in translating and transcribing some quenyan and...
1 Aug 9, 2004
5:24 pm

jshebroe75
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Could someone tell me the Sindarin word for music? ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. [Non-text portions of this message have...
4 Aug 9, 2004
8:54 am

calwen76
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A Friendly Invitation <http://www.sms.ac/registration/Intro.aspx?InviteId=8cvgb3207u00659p1usj 1fa5kjeb64e2xmlq37e9l> Hey elfling@yahoogroups.com, Eddin...
1 Aug 7, 2004
8:26 pm

enajetovic@...
eldin_of_cui...
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I'm examining particular origins for some words (that maybe Tolkien extrapolated from other biblical or historical fonts.). ... Casually, I've read on a...
6 Aug 7, 2004
3:16 pm

Arthur Boccaccio
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Suilad! I'm a newbie here. My name is Brian, but in Elvish Sindarin it is Maeglin. I don't know alot about Sindarin or Quenya yet but I am a student in...
4 Aug 7, 2004
7:14 am

Mari Dole
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Suilad mellyn. I'm new here, and new to Sindarin and Quenya...starting to learn a bit of the former. I was wondering if anyone could help me translate my...
3 Aug 6, 2004
4:50 am

Hadley
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