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I'm looking to get a tattoo of the Gandalf quote "all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" translated into Tengwar. However it appears that most of the results of a "translation" I can find are actually transliterations which I would rather avoid. If someone could...

I have some names that I am looking to create for some characters. I wanted to try to find somewhere/someone who can help confirm my translation (and the accompanying Tengwar/Cirth) If someone could point me in the correct direction for resources or confirm my translations, I would be very...

A was looking up literature for a Tolkien research project and stumbled upon the introduction to an old dissertation concerning the myth-philosophy of three Inklings, including Tolkien. I would very much like to read the entire thing, but I can't find the full version anywhere. As it is quite...

The quote is from the book. In the movies we can only hear it being sung in Elvish as a tribute to the novel. The quote says: "I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend." In the movie...

There are a lot of tools out there ot translate from English (or many other languages) into Tengwar, but I have found nothing that will do the reverse. I have acquired a remarkable piece of fan art, a massive wall map of Middle-earth executed in a fine and experienced hand, and written entirely...

Hello, I am a new member and, having been named Durin by my parents, an avid Tolkien reader. My wife and I, as dog lovers are both getting similar dog-centric tattoos, but to connect mine to my other Tolkien themed tattoos I would love a little help with the translations that I have been able to...

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My chess set is a LOTR chess set made by United Labels: I know all the pieces' names on the "good" side. Legolas, Gandalf, Arwen, Aragorn, Gimli, Frodo. But I don't know the names of two of the "bad" guys: ????, Nazgûl, Saruman, Witch KIng, ????, Gollum. Anybody can help me? Thanks.

Good morning everyone, I am an Italian student of Languages for International Communication. This is a questionnaire about invented languages, especially the elvish language (Sindarin): about perception and use in fan and scholar communities. The compilation is anonymous and will only take a...

Hello, Boots here. I would just like to talk to some people about these first two volumes of The History of Middle Earth series. I don't necessarily have trouble reading these books aside from occasion vocabulary I don't know. What I would really like to know is what parts of these books that...

Hello everyone, I’m looking for help with a translation into one of Tolkien’s Elvish languages — preferably Sindarin — for a tattoo I’m planning. The phrase I want to translate is: "One vow is to find you. One vow is to love you. Through death, I will follow you." I’ve tried using AI and...

Okay, so I'm on Substack and a Tolkien fan on there is doing something called Middle-Earth Madness to decide by popular vote who the best LOTR character is. It's totally subjective and all in good fun BUT...characters are facing off from the Silm, LOTR, War of the Rohirrim, and ROP. Right now...

I recently translated one of Taras Shevchenko's poems into Quenya (it's a very rough translation, I haven't studied Quenya much), and my school asked me to recite it for an event tomorrow. I was wondering if someone could just check it and point out any blatant grammar mistakes to me, so I can...

Hi all, i found your conversations about the Tengwar transcribing and would kindly like to ask you for your help. I am looking for transcription of my sons name which sounds like this in my language (https://www.howtopronounce.com/slovak/michael/8953510). Could you please help me with that...

Hello all. I am new here although on my "studies" for a translation I always end up in this forums so I guess it's better if I ask directly. I want to write a present for my wife and daughter and I wanted to translate "Carmen daughter of Sergio" and "Carmen daughter of Carmen" into Quenya (or...

Hello everyone, hope you have i nice day! Can i ask for some help? I wanna make a paired tattoos with my girlfriend, so, are there any word or phrases on Sindarin which mean "soulmates" or something like that. Or very cute and lovely phrases or words which would describe the maximum intimacy...

Hello, I want to get a ring from Jans Henson, the company that made the One Ring for the movies. I want an Elvish inscription for my motto "After the darkest night, the sun always rises." Here's what I've come up with so far: Apa anmornië lómë -- After the darkest night i anar illumë orya -- the...

Hello friends, I'm trying to "translate" my last name into Quenya (I know the elves didn't have last names, but it's out of curiosity that I have) the last name is: Rodriguez (Spanish) Rodrickson (English) Etymologically, Roderick means “Famous Lord/Ruler.” masculine proper name, from Old...

Someone please help me understand the timeline between the defeat of Sauron, The Rings of Power, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy? Isuldor seems to exist throughout these periods, despite being a Man and there being thousands of years between all of the events? What have I missed???

Hi fellows lotr fans, I'm planning on getting a tattoo about lotr on my chest. Below you can see the idea as a whole. If i'm correct the symbols around the tree are nothing more than what is written on the One Ring: I would like to change that. In detail, I'd like to change that with a Gimli...