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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
08-27-2008, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 28,995
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Aiwendil
I would say the project is in one of its many...
I would say the project is in one of its many long periods of hibernation. |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
10-24-2002, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 28,995
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Aiwendil
I agree that the statement: "This repition of so...I agree that the statement: "This repition of so striking a name, though possible, would not be credible. No other major character in the Elvish legends reported in The Silmarillion and The Lord of... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
10-24-2002, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 28,995
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Aiwendil
Inquit Westerly Wizard:
Respondit...Inquit Westerly Wizard: Respondit Lindil: Also two Gelmirs. I think it can be pretty well demonstrated that Elvish names are in fact repeated. Not that the point is completely lost,... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
10-23-2002, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 28,995
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Aiwendil
Looks like I need to read other people's posts a...Looks like I need to read other people's posts a bit more carefully before I respond. Yes, "Legolas" is the Silvanized form, and yes this makes sense. This is not, however, because he is a prince... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
10-23-2002, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 28,995
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Aiwendil
You're right; but (and there's no way you could...You're right; but (and there's no way you could have known this without reading BoLT II), the Legolas in question is a different one. Long before LotR was begun, there was a Legolas of Gondolin. He... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
10-21-2002, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 28,995
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Aiwendil
Oh. I hadn't actually voted before; I wasn't...Oh. I hadn't actually voted before; I wasn't decided 'twixt Laegolas and Legolast. Now I'm quite decided: Laegolas, a mere update of the Sindarin. Minimal tampering. Precisely the source... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
10-21-2002, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 28,995
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Aiwendil
Not that it matters so much anymore, but my vote...Not that it matters so much anymore, but my vote is: Laegolas. |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
10-18-2002, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 28,995
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Aiwendil
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
10-16-2002, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 28,995
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Aiwendil
I must point out that Quenya is not closest to...I must point out that Quenya is not closest to Noldorin. What was originally Noldorin later became Sindarin. I'm not trying provoke an argument or alter anyone's vote; I merely think that we should... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
10-15-2002, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 28,995
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Aiwendil
Putting aside for a moment the ...Putting aside for a moment the (im)plausability of the LotR Legolas being the same as the FoG Legolas, I don't think our decisions, especially decisions such as this, should be made with respect to... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
10-11-2002, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 28,995
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Aiwendil
I'm afraid this is not really possible. Legolas...I'm afraid this is not really possible. Legolas in FoG is an Elf of Gondolin, probably Noldorin (though possibly Sindarin). Legolas in LotR is the son of Thranduil, son of Oropher; Oropher is said... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
10-11-2002, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 28,995
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Aiwendil
Legolas Options
Forgive the longwindedness...Legolas Options Forgive the longwindedness instead of a simple vote, but I feel compelled to summarize the situation: As I see it, we currently have the four following options with regard to... |
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