Re: Lord of the Rings movie

Anton Sherwood wrote:
> > > - The elves speak in elven, most of the time. . . .
>
>Joe Hill wrote:
> > Call it Quenya.  It sounds better. :-)
>
>Who in Lothlorien speaks Quenya, besides Galadriel?
>Most of the elves there are Avari, if memory serves.
>Celeborn is a Grey-elf from Doriath.
Most of the Elves of Lothlórien were Silvans, but Tolkien is vague on
whether the Silvans were Avari, Eldar (Nandor to be exact) or a mix. There
were also Elves of Sindarin origin in Lórien, and Sindarin was the everyday
language of the realm. Presumeably, all nobles and "intellectuals" knew
Quenya.

Tolkien, late in his life, decided that Celeborn actually was an Amanya
Teler from Alqualonde.

                                       Andreas

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