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Tolkien Philology

Postby A#minor » January 3rd, 2007, 2:37 am

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Postby The Pfifltrigg » January 5th, 2007, 2:21 am

"Earendil" is a perfectly legitimate word in Old English (often called "Anglo-Saxon"), the language of Tolkien's professional expertise. The meaning, however, slips mymind at the moment, but it's carried over from one to the other.

The best site on the web I've found to date on Tolkien's philology is . It's also where I got the "LotR Prequel" article.
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Postby A#minor » January 6th, 2007, 4:12 am

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Postby The Pfifltrigg » January 8th, 2007, 10:11 pm

Where's this "Encyclopedia of Arda" at? :read: :shocked:
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Postby A#minor » January 9th, 2007, 1:57 am


Here's the link. It's a really helpful site, and they're always adding to it.
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