Thread: Elves to Eldar?
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Old 02-09-2003, 11:43 AM   #4
Tar Elenion
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It alos seems odd to me that Maedhros, when translating Maitimo would use the S letter instead of the P, so soon after his fathers death. Anyone know why?
Because it is not P to S but rather _Þ_ ('thorne') to S (IIRC). The shibboleth was also a Quenya issue not a Sindarin one.

[ February 09, 2003: Message edited by: Tar Elenion ]
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