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    Help translating a qoute to Tengwar

    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...
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    Mystery Tengwar birthday card

    TL;DR - Can anyone translate the signature on this birthday card please? Long version: I'm looking for some help with a family mystery that has kept us going for over 8 years. Back in 2018 my Dad received a birthday card that was written in a language none of us recognised. The UK postcode and...
  3. sorin

    Translation of Bilbo's Road poem (LotR ver)

    Hello! I am working on customizing a door. The idea is to have a border of characters (I have space for 51) I am thinking Cirth, but maybe Tengwar. What I am looking for is a translation of: into Quenya ideally, and/or Sindarin (just for fun) and then transcribed into Cirth and carved by me...
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    Gil-Estel or Quenya equivalent — Tengwar rendering for a tattoo

    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...
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    Daughters name in Tengwar

    I am looking to get my daughter’s name tattooed in Tengwar to mark her 1st birthday. Just wondering if anybody could help me check what I got from a translator. Her name is Penelope. Also looking at getting my wife’s name later in then month for our wedding anniversary. Her name is Joanne.
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    How do I write 5 in Tengwar?

    Hi! I’m new to the forum and have been a LOTR fan for years and am planning to get a small tattoo of the number 5. I’ve been researching the proper way it’s written in Tengwar and have found examples that from my understanding are written by Christopher Tolkien and others originally by JRR...
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    Help with tengwar language

    I have an image I need help translating
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    What would be the proper spelling of Vingilot?

    I wonder what would be the proper spelling of Vingilot in the correct alphabet. So far, I found that Vingilot is a Quenya word and Quenya was commonly written in Tengwar. There a quite a few online Tengwar transcribers, which do not all yield the same results. Some examples...
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    Tattoo Help - Translate to 🧝elvish

    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
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    Tattoo help.

    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! ❤️
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    Help with translating name into Tengwar script for tattoo

    Hi everyone! I’m new to this forum and to the Tengwar script. I’m a big Lord of the Rings fan and I’m getting my first and only tattoo this year once I’m back in shape, but I need help translating the name. I’ve used several translators online but they all give me different results and I really...
  12. kate

    help need in reading tengwar

    in past few days i am thinking of purchasing a skirt that designer state that it is embroider with sindarin 'may star shine on your road', however i find the designer hard to believe as in his another middle earth theme skirt the elf are having wings, so i'm here to see if anyone can read...
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    Questions about Eä, Arda and Ambar.

    As far as I understand, Eä is the entire universe of The Lord of The Rings, while Arda is the planet where the continent of Middle Earth exists. Ambar, instead, is a concept rather than a place. It represents the fate of all things and beings. Would anybody be so kind to correct me if I'm...
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    Translation Sindarin + Tengwar

    Hi, i'm new here! I came here searching for help, I'm tring to get a hold of elvic translations and It's really hard, also because english is not my first language. I'm planning to finally do a tattoo and i want the phrase to be accurate. The phrase is a cit. from Arwen: "I would rather share...
  15. jhowell1221

    Getting Tattoo in Tengwar Script, Grammar Questions

    I'm going to be getting a tattoo in Tengwar script and am new to Elvish. I would like to make sure that the grammar is correct, of course, and since I've only written the phrase I want into the Tengwar script generator, I'm not sure if the order of words is grammatically correct in Elvish. The...
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    Seeking Help: Does "Erunámo" Correspond to "Daniel" in Quenya?

    Hello! Reaching out to this lovely community for some help. I would like to translate my name "Daniel" into Quenya and then tattoo the Tengwar script onto my arm. I've read on the forum that "Daniel" in Quenya is "Erunámo" and that the Tengwar script looks like the image attached. Could...
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    Help needed re Sindarin + Tengwar

    There's so much info on the various languages of middle earth and the various translation types online that it is quite overwhelming! This place seems to have the human experts vs the machine, which keeps giving me different results, and this is for a tattoo so I would like it to be as accurate...
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    Strider's Riddle. Is this passable in Sindarin + Tengwar

    I know there are newer versions and multiple translations, but this is the only version I can find with videos of people actually pronouncing it. I want to learn to pronounce it as well as get a tattoo of this poem. Please let me know what you think, as well as if you know of better versions...
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    Tengwar Annatar message transliteration

    Hello, I'm getting a gift for a friend inscribed in Tengwar, more specifically the font used on the One Ring. I want the message to be "Thank you for being a friend." I'd just like it transliterated from English. I used tengwar.3rin.gs (in yellow) and jenshansen.com (in black and white) and...
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    English - Sindarin - Tengwar

    Hi, I am new to The Tolkien Forum 😊. Is there anyone with any advice on translating English to Sindarin and then transcribing the text into Tengwar? I have been wanting to get an Elvish tattoo for almost a decade. The one I want in particular is a bit complicated so I need to do further...
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