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Hello! I'm hoping to get some expert help with a Tengwar rendering for a tattoo I'm designing.
What I want: The phrase "Gil-Estel" (Star of Hope) — the Elvish name given to Eärendil's star — rendered accurately in Tengwar for use in a permanent tattoo.
Context: The tattoo is an eight-pointed...
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...
I want to get a tattoo that says, “Let the thralls of Mordor flee me.” It is the second half of the inscription on Anduril’s blade. The inscription is in Quenya and written using the Angerthas. I think the runes look a little crude, so I was hoping to get the tattoo written using the Tengwar...
Hello everybody.
I'm new here and I need opinions about this tattoo I want to know. I know that would be better use Tolkien's illustrations, but i really like that.
Do you think I should to do other thing, or is this one respectiful ?
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...
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I'm from Brazil and i'd like to tattoo the word "always", i'm trying to do something between LOTR and HP, so the idea's using elvish or Quenya for it
I searched for it and tried using tecendil, but i'm pretty confused because i've seen a few...
Hello all. I have been wanting a tattoo that says “Roll for Initiative” in the Tengwar script, but finding a translation has been neigh on impossible. So I have come to the experts, and was hoping someone here could help me with my dilemma. Any help at all would be incredibly appreciated. Thanks...
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...
Hi there, mellyn! 🙂
I'm looking for help and guidance from this community regarding writing in the Sindarin language. The idea is that - I want to get a tattoo with the phrase "Follower of the star" or "Follow the star" in Sindarin.
After conducting some research using open dictionaries, mostly...
I am wanting the phrase, "Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!" - Khuzdul ("Axes of the Dwarves! The Dwarves are upon you!") - English
put into Cirth runes or possibly neo-Khuzdul runes for a tattoo. I attached what I could come up with using appendix E in Return of the...
Hoping to get the phrase in Sindarin translated and so I can have it on my Inner forearm. "Death Before Dishonor" Can anyone help with this translation? all i can seem to come up with is the below translations. and i expect event that may be wrong.
effírië epë
So glad to join this group. I am a big fan of Lord of the Rings. Getting my first tattoo. Trying to decide between script for "Trust" or "Estel". Thoughts ?
Hello community,
I really need your help with something important. I recently lost a dear friend of mine, and I really want to get a tattoo to remember and honor him by. He was a huge fan of lotr, and had an immense knowledge of the lotr universe. After a lot of thought I concluded that getting...
Hi All,
I recently had to deal with the passing of my dad and I wanted to get a tattoo with the quote "Atarinya tye-melane" which means "My father I love thee".
I am having trouble finding an accurate way to transcribe this into tengwar. Searching the web has shown a few inconsistencies...
Hello! I am pretty well set on getting this Narsil tattoo on my shoulder, however I want to make sure that the script around the image is in Sindarin or Quenya as opposed to the language of Mordor - any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
Hey, I am looking to get a tattoo of the phrase "Rule Them All" from the inscriptions on the ring, I have googled and in our language it would be durbatulúk. Can anyone help me how it would be when it looks like the scription on the ring?
Is this right and means:
From the ashes a fire shall be woken A light from the shadows shall spring
Or hast someone the right translation in Sindarin or English-Tengwar?
Thanks in advance
Hello everyone! I am looking for help translating 4 names into Tengwar for a tattoo:
Michael
Ava
Christian
Ella
I was using a translation website and it came up with the image that is attached. The names are just separated with a space.
I am also curious what the difference is in fonts. The...
Hi everyone,
My wife is a huge Tolkien fan and for her birthday she wants to have our daughters' names tattoed. Yeah, that is sweet, but she wants it in Elvish... Now I have begun this quest to find a loremaster who can help translate the names "Ana-Lia" and "Thea-Mari" into Elvish and dwarvish...
Hello community! I would love to have a tattoo in Tengwar. But unfortunately I am not sure if the translation is correct.. Could you please help me? 🙏🏻 I would appreciate your help! ❤️