Re: Elvish [was Re: Danny Wier]
| From: | Matthew Pearson <matthew.pearson@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, December 11, 2001, 22:24 |
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--- Daniel Andreasson wrote:
Oh! And I read an article in Sweden's largest newspaper
this morning about Tolkien's languages. The journalist
seemed to think that "Quenia" [sic!] was inspired by
Celtic languages, as opposed to "Elvish" (apparently
Sindarin) which was inspired by Finnish. Then she talks
about a third language, called "Tengwar" used in LotR.
--- end of quote ---
Brace yourself, there's a *lot* more of that coming. Just the other day I saw a
low-budget video documentary in my local video store on the making of the first
movie. The cover art for the video featured a large golden ring, inscribed
inside out with... Greek letters. Not Tengwar, Greek.
*Sigh* A Tolkien geek's life is hard.
Matt.
Matthew Pearson
Department of Linguistics
Reed College
3203 SE Woodstock Blvd
Portland, OR 97202
503 771 1112 x 7618
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