Re: Aule the deity of conlanging
| From: | Jeffrey Henning <jeffrey@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 6, 2004, 2:53 |
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Benct Philip Jonsson wrote:
>I hereby propose to elect Aule the Smith, one of Tolkien's
>Valar, as the deity of conlanging. Not only is he part of
>a myth created or discovered by a great conlanger, but also
>a conlanger himself
I think this is a great suggestion! So now one possible pantheon is-
Aule - god of conlanging
Glossapoeia - Muse of conlanging
St. Hildegard de Bingen - patron saint of conlanging
Hmm... Tolkien clearly patterned the Valar after the Norse gods, yet Aule is not a
god but an "angelic power" in Tolkien's phrase. So I see why you chose
the word "deity".
Best regards,
Jeffrey