Re: Non-stereotypical elves was Re: Quick Intro
| From: | Robert B Wilson <han_solo55@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, February 21, 2003, 21:38 |
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On Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:47:53 +1300 Wesley Parish
<wes.parish@...> writes:
> At last, someone who's put some thought into "Elves".
>
> I remind myself of the times I was warned in Papua New Guinea about
> masalai -
> forest spirits - who'd eat me if they caught me; and Tolkien's
> Quenyar are
> essentially forest spirits with a touch of the Christian Church's
> Angels
> about them.
>
> A foul-tempered forest spirit with bad breath from eating too many
> human
> intruders? Well, that is a distinct possibility!
quite interesting. especially since in a conlang based on tolkien's
elvish languages that i'm thinking about reviving, _masálai_ would mean
'wild people', and would derive from PQ _mberék-liê_ ( > _merélei_ >
masálai).
> Wesley Parish
Robert Wilson
han_solo55@juno.com
fanai kabl dala ninl.
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