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Tolkien Philology

PostPosted: January 3rd, 2007, 2:37 am
by A#minor

PostPosted: January 5th, 2007, 2:21 am
by The Pfifltrigg
"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.

PostPosted: January 6th, 2007, 4:12 am
by A#minor

PostPosted: January 8th, 2007, 10:11 pm
by The Pfifltrigg
Where's this "Encyclopedia of Arda" at? :read: :shocked:

PostPosted: January 9th, 2007, 1:57 am
by A#minor

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