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Fingolfin of the Noldor · 07-15-2002, 09:54 AM

I wouldn't say they were 'above' names [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Yes they are englished: 'gods' but as Tolkien says that is not entirely accurate they were more accurately: 'angelic beings'

Indeed it does seem they had names in their own language from which Quenya forms were extracted. This according to the Linguistic essay 'Quendi and Eldar' published in The War of the Jewels

[ July 16, 2002: Message edited by: Fingolfin of the Noldor ]

07-15-2002, 09:54 AM	#17
Fingolfin of the Noldor Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NH Posts: 63	I wouldn't say they were 'above' names [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Yes they are englished: 'gods' but as Tolkien says that is not entirely accurate they were more accurately: 'angelic beings' Indeed it does seem they had names in their own language from which Quenya forms were extracted. This according to the Linguistic essay 'Quendi and Eldar' published in The War of the Jewels [ July 16, 2002: Message edited by: Fingolfin of the Noldor ] __________________ Sailhand of the Mariners' Guild

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