Re: Eärendil, Isengard etc...

Quoting Christian Thalmann <cinga@...>:
> - Isengard was pronounced /aIzn=gard/, which I always read as
> /isn=gard/
I thought so too, until I saw the movie.

>(though I do consider /aIzn=gard/ much more aesthetically
> pleasing).
Does that have anything to do with German <Eisen>, "iron"?

> - I'm pretty much in Love with elven languages now, and I've also had
> a longer look at the Ardalambion.  My question here:  Is the Ardalambion
> text about Sindarin the full range of information available, or are
> there any books that have more extensive and comprehensive word lists
> etc?  Any special book you can recommend about Ardalangs (One book to
> rule them all? ;-)
I, too, found this odd for some reason.  There are loads of books
on display at the local Border's and Barnes and Noble bookstores
about the historical and mythical background to the six books
that comprise the Lord of the Rings, and the Hobbit, but I have
yet to find one about Tolkien's languages.  You'd think that,
because languages were *the* motivating factor in creating Middle
Earth, you'd find at least something out there on it.

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