I say Cirith you say Kirith - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Diamond18 · 11-29-2002, 12:18 AM

From reading his Letters I got the impression that Kirith with a K was the way he spelled it while writing the book, and he changed it to C in one of his post-completion revisions whilst preparing it for publishing. I recall that Christopher didn't want him to do it because he felt that everyone would pronounce it "Sirith" as a result. I don't remember what Tolkien's exact reason was and why he didn't follow Chris's advice.

11-29-2002, 12:18 AM	#3
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	From reading his Letters I got the impression that Kirith with a K was the way he spelled it while writing the book, and he changed it to C in one of his post-completion revisions whilst preparing it for publishing. I recall that Christopher didn't want him to do it because he felt that everyone would pronounce it "Sirith" as a result. I don't remember what Tolkien's exact reason was and why he didn't follow Chris's advice. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.