... PE20 p. 5 : Ironically, there are no examples of Qenya written in the so-called Qenya Alphabet, and the only specimens of any Elvish language written in...
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Damien
elendil_voronda
Sep 9, 2012 11:50 am
Hello Helge, This _Parma_ is definitely worth buying for all Tengwar-lovers. Tolkien's calligraphy is quite beautiful, and many different variations in styles...
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Paul Strack
pfstrack
Sep 7, 2012 11:05 am
Hi Helge, I have a copy, but I have only skimmed it. It seems to be mostly about the tengwar. There are several tengwar charts (English Mode) and numerous...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Sep 7, 2012 12:32 am
Has anyone seen the new issue of Parma Eldalamberon that was announced a little while back? I do plan to order a copy eventually, but from the description...
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Damien
elendil_voronda
Sep 4, 2012 11:11 am
Hello Palatinus, Marion Zimmer Bradley apparently composed a melody to go with the song. You can check out a rendering by Margaret Davis on YouTube: ...
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Damien
elendil_voronda
Sep 4, 2012 11:11 am
Aiya Helge, Thanks a lot for your comments, criticisms, and proposed corrections. I am very grateful that you took time to analyze my ramblings and gave very...
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Palatinus
elfiness
Sep 4, 2012 5:04 am
Sorry for the OT What do you mean "Marion Zimmer Bradley's music"? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Maike
maikedulk
Sep 3, 2012 12:17 pm
Hi, Some people have an outspoken opinion on what Quenya (or Sindarin) should and shouldn't be used for. The group of people interested in the elven languages...
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Algoroth Draconis
algoroth_dra...
Sep 3, 2012 5:55 am
... That was the idea. But after seeing the first post that came up, I am thinking that I missed something....
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iiipitaka
Sep 2, 2012 1:15 pm
... That is certainly possible, and a/e confusions are regrettably common in readings of Tolkien's handwriting. Inima would be an adjective, though, and the...
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Dan Yetman
ffvi_locke_cole
Sep 1, 2012 10:05 pm
Did...did you just translate the Possum Lodge Club Prayer...into QUENYA? I'm a man But I can change If I have to I guess. Ā ...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Sep 1, 2012 10:05 pm
Some comments on this translation: I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew: _Lassion lirnen, malinė lassion, ar malinė lassi...
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Paul Strack
pfstrack
Sep 1, 2012 12:52 pm
Here are my thoughts, such as they are. For inimeite, the masculine version in the Etymologies is hanuvoite (Ety:INI), whose earlier form is anuvoite in Early...
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winterhavik
Sep 1, 2012 12:52 pm
Elendil, Elmendinqua ar vanima. Hanta le carmalyan....
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winterhavik
Sep 1, 2012 12:52 pm
Aiya Algoroth, Here is my translation attempt: I am a man But change I can I must I suppose Not sure what it means... Evandil...
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rikkuras_del_mas_alla
rikkuras_del...
Aug 30, 2012 9:28 pm
... I know quite a few websites with sound samples of Tolkienian languages, but as far as I know some of them are no longer available. The ones that still work...
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rikkuras_del_mas_alla
rikkuras_del...
Aug 30, 2012 3:02 pm
Hi people, long time no see! I've been wondering about these two words that appear in Etym, and I have thoughts nobody seems to have postulated. - First, about...
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Algoroth Draconis
algoroth_dra...
Aug 28, 2012 9:35 pm
Ok, here I go again. This is a "prayer" that I've always liked and on a whim today thought to see if I could come up with a Quenya equivalent. Now, I'm going...
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Damien
elendil.voronda
Aug 24, 2012 6:36 pm
Mae g'ovannen, mellyn! It's been a long time, yet I felt again the nagging need to try my hand at Quenya composition. And listening to Galadriel's Lament with...
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Menelion Elensuule
andre.polyka...
Aug 24, 2012 6:36 pm
Hi Fiona, d> Is this acceptable? Concerning pure Elvish dialects, yes. Not sure about Human dialects, though (maybe someone more experienced will tell you...
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BPJ
melroch
Aug 23, 2012 1:09 pm
... Tolkien may have operated with the idea that in compounds which were created late in intrafictional time -- after the operation of the *st > [T] > s / # __...
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winterhavik
Aug 23, 2012 1:08 pm
Aiya meldori eldaiva, Just for the fun of it here is the first part of Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham. some word notes: Nįs mara nin "I like it", literally...
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iiipitaka
Aug 23, 2012 1:48 am
Two entirely unrelated thoughts: I originally thought that the word !queren -- cited as querend-, and defined as 'pivot', 'revolving centre' PE17 p. 65 -- was...
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dreamingfifi
elvenswordsmith
Aug 22, 2012 11:25 pm
Alright, I'm going to make some charts because that's how I analyze these things. Here's what I did, which is apparently in error: +----+-----+ ... ...
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dreamingfifi
elvenswordsmith
Aug 22, 2012 11:23 pm
... Agh, silly typos. I fixed them in my files, and will upload the corrections as soon as the rest of it gets critiqued. The file is massive and a big pain to...
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iiipitaka
Aug 22, 2012 3:57 pm
The word "minathurie" (using the Old English character 'thorn' for "th") appears in Tolkien's essay on the river names of Gondor (Vinyar Tengwar 42:17). It is...
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elenyona
Aug 19, 2012 9:44 pm
... I certainly don't expect people who are familiar with IPA or some global languages BESIDES English to have problems with the representation provided... ;) ...
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Menelion Elensuule
andre.polyka...
Aug 17, 2012 11:13 pm
Alla, Fiona! d> I thought that's how I'd done it... did I mix them up somewhere? For instance: Our meeting is a pleasure [inc] Our meeting is joyful Omentielm'...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Aug 17, 2012 8:43 pm
On the occasion of my birthday (or whatever) I hereby announce the addition of Second Thessalonians to my list of Neo-Quenya New Testament translations: ...
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dreamingfifi
elvenswordsmith
Aug 17, 2012 8:42 pm
... So, I haven't just missed something. How is the pronunciation I suggested otherwise?...
