Hello everyone, first off I want to apologize for tormenting you guys with what must be another in a series of seemingly endless translation assists. I have...
Hello, everyone - ... Sindarin sentences of the type 'subject - (omitted copula) - prepositional phrase' would actually be of similar type as Japanese ...
The languages of another Mannish people mentioned by Tolkien, from the unfinished story "Tal-Elmar" in Peoples of Middle-earth: "Agar-speech" =...
... Tolkien frequently invented and rethought the conceptions of names and the history of places, sometimes not arriving at a definite conclusion.<< This shows...
Hello everyone, I was wondering about the various methods anyone has used when translating a piece from English into Sindarin (or Quenya). I have studied...
im estel, telin ned aur vorn hen an annad dulu allen, mellyn nîn. I am Estel, I come in this dark hour in order to give help to you, my friends. I talk...
Continuing in the aim to give a Primary World model for the language of every Mannish people mentioned by Tolkien... In a footnote to the Snowmen, Tolkien...
The sole known attestation of a Quenya word for "hobbit, halfling" occurs in Tolkien's book dedication to Elaine Griffiths, including the words _tárin...
Merry Christmas! I have made a Vin-Quenya translation of "Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä". It is an old Finnish Christmas song by Alpo Noponen, with a melody by ...
I suggest that the Vidugavian Northmen -- the "Goths of the Third Age" -- would've originally used a mode of Cirth, just as the Goths originally used Runes:...
Suilad all, I was wondering if anyone reading this knows how involved getting permission to use Sindarin and or Quenya in the text of a novel would be. I...
I'm glad to announce you that the Vinyar Tengwar 43 is now (legally) available in French here : http://lambenore.free.fr/telechargements/VT43.pdf thanks to the...
... already a primitive harbour there of fisherfolk" = quasi-Lepontic<< I meant to say Ligurian. The "Bel-men" would be evocative of the Ligures people, and...
Here's all I could find on the Hvendi language: In July, 2000, Lisa Star included Hvendi in her "List of Tolkien's Languages": "In addition Tolkien developed...
The following line occurs in the film TTT: Boe a hyn neled herain dan caer menig. Wouldn't dan trigger nasal mutation, creating da chaer menig? [Non-text...
Thanks for the link to Rausch's study. This is the sort of thing I've been looking for. This is a great start -- I'd like to see an even more thorough study...
A gentle answer turns away rage, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Quettar moica auquerna orme, Mal quetta naraca quira ahyea. Not quite sure about whether the...
Dear Elflingers, thanks for all who have contacted me in private asking why Aglardh was not available. I am pleased to say that the webhosting company have...
... I have never thought that completely systematic soundlaws exist between Quenya and Finnish. I have suggested that occasional sound-inspirations are clearly...
Hey, all — recently someone wanted a tattoo done saying "Not all those who wander are lost" and "Not all that glitters is gold" in Elvish. She translated the...
Jay, ... No, no, we certainly can have both uses represented. And we do have both, right here on this list. And I would point out that I have never complained...
... The idea that "Balc(hoth)" was inspired by "Bulg(ar)/Balg(ar)/Balk(ar)" is not exclusive of Tolkien using words he'd already invented. I didn't make it...
In _Words, Phrases, and Passages_, pp. 19 and 71, _Arvernien_ is explained as a *Quenya* name meaning "Land beside the _Verna_". Presumably this is stated to...
Another Mannish tongue I left out was that of the Wainriders. Though I listed "quasi-Hunnic" for the Balchoth in the original post, upon further thought, I...
I didn't mention Bëorian in the original post. A few words of Bëorian are known, such as <bëor> "vassal" and <nóm> "wisdom". I think the solution to...
What is Taliska? Is it: a) A Germanic-*flavored* Ardan language? Meaning, is it an invented fantasy language "soaked" in Germanic flavor, like Danian and East...
My ideal for any paper publication of an amateur-completed language, is to: 1) Present the completed Grammar and Dictionary as unified works, uncluttered by...
Howdy all. I'm making a list of people within the conlanging community willing to be press contacts. From time to time, we get an email from someone in the...
It is justly pointed out that Tolkien never visited our time, and so could not opine on several unforeseen characteristics of it. But he did visit *one*...
I guess I must contribute to this debate again. First of all: It must be recognized that Tolkien hardly had any "plans" for the long-term future of his...
