tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14287904.post113961258786625696..comments2018-01-16T12:23:53.953-05:00Comments on The Bitter Scroll: Some Old English in TolkienEric Kingsepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16476165935626170539noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14287904.post-62388040670259143822010-11-08T18:47:55.193-05:002010-11-08T18:47:55.193-05:00Orthanc displays a curious double etymology... It ...Orthanc displays a curious double etymology... It has a meaning both in Old English and Sindarin.<br /><br />In Sindarin, it means "Mount Fang".<br /><br />Tolkien gave both etymologies as valid and co-existing in Middle-earth, and said that the Rohirrim understood the word as such in their languages. :)Dihnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14287904.post-42565506697299616312010-10-01T15:32:58.337-04:002010-10-01T15:32:58.337-04:00Isn't Orthanc when broken into or-thanc litera...Isn't Orthanc when broken into or-thanc literally mean origin thought? 'or'=beginning/origin and 'thanc'=thought?The Intrepid Dr. Roothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16414545453295142477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14287904.post-60977733278743535042007-12-28T17:28:00.000-05:002007-12-28T17:28:00.000-05:00where this information was found and is there is a...where this information was found and is there is anyway to learn more about connection between Old English and dialects invented by Tolkien? Now, I am working on the essay the esay based on linguistic connection between Old English and languages invented for different races in Tolkien mythology. I will realy apreciate if I can learn more on that subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14287904.post-1139618741724715162006-02-10T19:45:00.000-05:002006-02-10T19:45:00.000-05:00I love Tolkien. I'm working my way through the C. ...I love Tolkien. I'm working my way through the C. Tolkien edited books. I loved <EM>Lays of Beleriand</EM>. Wish I knew Germanic better to appreciate the work even more. The only thing that jumped out at me was the Latin (ante-) penultimate stress rule in Elvish.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07573601637170576616noreply@blogger.com