lord of the rings language links

(will update as and when)

A collection of links relating to language resources:

• Hisweloke Sindarin Dictionary  include alphabetical Sindarin to English, analogical English to Sindarin, thematic and semantic Sindarin to English dictionaries.
• Council of Elrond includes quenya and sindarin, dictionaries, workbooks, forums (under language, also has a lot of other resources relating to middle earth).
• The Encyclopedia of Arda the languages and lore of middle earth.
• Ardalambion the languages of Arda (from sindarin to westron to khuzdul and more)
• The Khazad Guard’s naming guides and pet naming guide  Great guides to help you name your characters and their pets.
• Lotro Names Pronunciation Guide includes sindarin, khuzdul, black tongue and more (forum thread)
• Sindarin lessons a series of lessons and workbooks to learn Sindarin
• Lotro Name Translations forum thread of translations (includes some input from Berephon)
• Names in Middle Earth alphabetical naming references (forum thread)
• Dunlending lexicon comparison and translation of dunlending terms to welsh

A list of the posts I have made so far:

• High Places (1)
• High Places (2)
• Water (1)
• Water (2)
• Woods and Forests (1)
• Woods and Forests (2)
• Celestial bodies (1)
• Fortresses (1)
• Fortresses (2)
• Towns
• Halls (1)

weekly screenshot: herne?

This screenshot was taken in the Court of the Wild Huntsman in Enedwaith.  After speaking to a very stroppy Derudh and carrying out some tasks, I was summoned to meet the Huntsman.  I was sent on a personal quest to prove that the peoples of Middle Earth still have some mettle in them and if I proved it to be so, the Huntsman will allow the Dúnedain to travel through their lands.  I loved this questline and all the mythology it hints at.

woods and forests (2)

← woods and forest #1

common words:
eryn ~ wood
glad ~ wood
taur ~ great wood, forest
tawar ~ great wood, forest (also pertains to the material)

Taur Gonwaith, North Downs

Taur Morvith, Mirkwood

Taur Orthon, Forochel

Glâd Ereg, Eregion

The only mention I’ve found so far of tawar is Tawarwaith which is commonly used for silvan or forest elves.  Tawar ~ great wood or forest and (g)waith host, people, region

Taur Gonwaith:  Gond  meaning stone, (g)waith  meaning people, host, area, region.  (Stone trolls in screenshot).  Forest of the Stone People.

Taur Morvith:  I think this is: morn ~ dark, black and vith (from mith) white fog, wet mist.  Forest of the Dark Mist?

Taur Orthon:  Orn meaning large tree and thôn meaning pine tree.  Forest of Tall Pines.  (Edit: Thanks to TwoBob for providing the translation and pointing out this thread in the comments)

Glâd Ereg: Ereg meaning holly tree, thorn. (Screenshot from wiki).  Holly Wood

(Translations are from the Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin, The Silmarillion, J.R. R. Tolkien or Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary.  I am not an expert at all – if you see any mistakes please let me know!)

woods and forests (1)

← water (2)

common words:
eryn ~ wood
glad ~ wood
taur ~ great wood, forest
tawar ~ great wood, forest (also pertains to the material)

Eryn Laer, Lothlórien

Taur Hith, Lothlórien

Taur Ornolf, Trollshaws

Gladdalf, Trollshaws

Eryn Laer, Lothlórien:  Laer meaning summer or song.  Summer Wood or Wood of Song.

Taur Hith, Lothlórien:  Hith meaning mist or fog.  Forest of Mist.

Taur Ornolf, Trollshaws:  Orn meaning large tree.  I think olf is from golf meaning branch. Perhaps Forest of large branching trees.

Gladdalf, Trollshaws:  Dalf meaning flat field or land (from talf).  Wood on flat land (doesn’t sound very poetic so I suspect there is a better translation!)

(Translations are from the Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin, The Silmarillion, J.R. R. Tolkien or Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary.  I am not an expert at all – if you see any mistakes please let me know!)

woods and forest (2) →

quick update

I got behind with the elvish posts – working on them now for next (and following) week

water #2

← water (1)

common words:
celon ~ river
nen ~ water
duin ~ (long and large) river

Mitheithel, Ettenmoors (border between Lone-lands and Trollshaws)

Celebrant, Lothlórien

Bruinen, Trollshaws

Anduin, Lothlórien

Bruinen, Trollshaws:  Brui meaning loud, noisy and nen meaning water.  Loud-Water.

Anduin, Lothlórien:  And meaning long and duin meaning river.  Known as the Great River.

Celebrant, Lothlórien:  Celeb meaning silver (particularly of silver deposits) and rant meaning course or riverbed.  Watercourse of Silver.

Mitheithel, Ettenmoors: Mith meaning grey and eithel meaning spring or well. Otherwise known as the Hoarwell.

(image from lotro wiki)

(Translations are from the Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin, The Silmarillion, J.R. R. Tolkien or Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary.  I am not an expert at all – if you see any mistakes please let me know!)

woods and forests (1) →