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Old 02-09-2009, 07:18 AM   #6
Gordis
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Originally Posted by Pitchwife View Post
My main problem with Gulavhar is that the name doesn't seem to make any sense. Is that supposed to be Sindarin, or what? If yes, meaning what?
Almost certainly it was supposed to be spelled "Gūlavhar", with "Gūl" meaning "Sorcery", like in "Morgūl" or ""Gūldur"

as for avhar, I don't know. Maybe it has something to do with "avari"=the unwilling?
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