Which words in Sindarin or Khuzdul resonate the most?

[CirdanLinweilin]

Hi All!

I was just reading the Silmarillion, and I realized, I really love pronouncing such things as Tol -in- Gaurhoth and Taur -nu- Fuin.

My favorite word to pronounce just so happens to be Sauron, believe it or not.

So, are there any special words in Quenya, Sindarin, Khuzdul, Mannish, and or Black Speech that just give you a feeling of richness in the world of Arda? Sound off below!


CL

 

[Deleted member 16067]

Hi Cirdan - I'm currently re-reading the Silmarillion, probably for the 20th or so time! It's a wonderful piece of literature for its story, the way it's told and the names in invented languages. I take great delight in many of the words used which, I agree, all add to the richness of Arda and make it more believable/real.

The Silmarillion is, in my opinion, by far the best of Tolkien's works.

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

Hi Cirdan - I'm currently re-reading the Silmarillion, probably for the 20th or so time! It's a wonderful piece of literature for its story, the way it's told and the names in invented languages. I take great delight in many of the words used which, I agree, all add to the richness of Arda and make it more believable/real.

The Silmarillion is, in my opinion, by far the best of Tolkien's works.

Hi EcthelionL!

I wholeheartedly agree! I just finished "Beren and Luthien". I absolutely adored that chapter! Such a heart-wrenching and inspiring love story!

I am about to read "Nirnaeth Arnoediad", which I am excited to read. I love the battles!

CL

 

[Azrubêl]

I will be watching/responding to this a lot, as one of the most spiritually inspirational forces in my life is Tolkien's notion of discovery of "lost language" through what I describe as "conscious phonetics", where the words are not arbitrary like most modern language.

One of my favorites is in Valarin, pronounced "inithil" with a soft "th".
iniðil "lily, or other large single flower" (the source of Quenya indil, and evidently also Adûnaic inzil) (WJ:399)


Sauron is an interesting word, it was to my knowledge one of the first words that "came to" Tolkien that he began to form his stories around.

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

I will be watching/responding to this a lot, as one of the most spiritually inspirational forces in my life is Tolkien's notion of discovery of "lost language" through what I describe as "conscious phonetics", where the words are not arbitrary like most modern language.

One of my favorites is in Valarin, pronounced "inithil" with a soft "th".
iniðil "lily, or other large single flower" (the source of Quenya indil, and evidently also Adûnaic inzil) (WJ:399)


Sauron is an interesting word, it was to my knowledge one of the first words that "came to" Tolkien that he began to form his stories around.

No kidding, really? So, Sauron was around from the near beginning. Or at least, his name was.

Thanks for the info!

CL

 

[Azrubêl]

No kidding, really? So, Sauron was around from the near beginning. Or at least, his name was.

Thanks for the info!

CL

Yep! Check out this for a quick snapshot
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Sauron#Other_versions_of_the_Legendarium

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

Yep! Check out this for a quick snapshot
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Sauron#Other_versions_of_the_Legendarium

Ah, yes....Tevildo, Prince of Cats.

How far, The Lord of the Rings has come.

CL

 

[Azrubêl]

Ah, yes....Tevildo, Prince of Cats.

How far, The Lord of the Rings has come.

CL

Indeed. I love looking at the changes in each manifestation of Tolkien's stories and seeing how they grow

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

Indeed. I love looking at the changes in each manifestation of Tolkien's stories and seeing how they grow

Aragorn, believe it or not, was once a wooden-footed hobbit named Trotter. He has wooden feet because he was tortured in Mordor.

I know, crazy.

From a hobbit to the King of the Reunited Kingdom.

CL

 

[The Elvish Minstrel]

Tolkien was a genius for creating all those languages, maps, and lore... this may sound silly, but I honestly feel he sort of left a gift for us all, I mean it's so endearing to immerse oneself in a fictional world...

Aragorn, believe it or not, was once a wooden-footed hobbit named Trotter. He has wooden feet because he was tortured in Mordor.

I know, crazy.

From a hobbit to the King of the Reunited Kingdom.

CL

Oh wow, this is hilarious LOL! And I thought the REAL Aragorn went through a heck of a life journey!

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

Tolkien was a genius for creating all those languages, maps, and lore... this may sound silly, but I honestly feel he sort of left a gift for us all, I mean it's so endearing to immerse oneself in a fictional world...

Oh wow, this is hilarious LOL! And I thought the REAL Aragorn went through a heck of a life journey!

I know right? The Professor can get DARK! A Wooden-footed Hobbit?? OUCH! In Mordor, no less?? Double OUCH.

And originally before Aragorn, imagine how dark The Lord of the Rings was going to be originally if Trotter was apart of it?

CL

 

[The Elvish Minstrel]

I know right? The Professor can get DARK! A Wooden-footed Hobbit?? OUCH! In Mordor, no less?? Double OUCH.

And originally before Aragorn, imagine how dark The Lord of the Rings was going to be originally if Trotter was apart of it?

CL

Lol I didn't even think of that... a lot of parents read The Hobbit and the LOTR to their young children, that might've be a bit much for the poor things! xD I mean I thought Gollum had it bad, but at least he didn't have to get wooden feet!

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

Lol I didn't even think of that... a lot of parents read The Hobbit and the LOTR to their young children, that might've be a bit much for the poor things! xD I mean I thought Gollum had it bad, but at least he didn't have to get wooden feet!

Thankfully, Tolkien kept the grim realities of (fantasy) life in The Silmarillion.

CL

 

[The Elvish Minstrel]

Thankfully, Tolkien kept the grim realities of (fantasy) life in The Silmarillion.

CL

This is definitely true lol. The Silmarillion is much darker and grimmer than LoTR and ESPECIALLY The Hobbit.