Words and Names in Tolkien's Work - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

the guy who be short · 03-24-2007, 01:13 PM

Are we done with Mr Thingol? Shall we move onto something else? I will repeat that I think it will be a lot more fruitful looking in Rohirric and Westron than the Elvish languages, as any Elvish-English connection is probably going to be coincidental (except perhaps Eldar-Elder).

I'm rereading UT, which has a lot on how Rohiriric words are related to Anglo-Saxon.

Also, has anybody read 'The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary' - apparently a good source for the linguistically-minded.

03-24-2007, 01:13 PM	#6
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	Are we done with Mr Thingol? Shall we move onto something else? I will repeat that I think it will be a lot more fruitful looking in Rohirric and Westron than the Elvish languages, as any Elvish-English connection is probably going to be coincidental (except perhaps Eldar-Elder). I'm rereading UT, which has a lot on how Rohiriric words are related to Anglo-Saxon. Also, has anybody read 'The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary' - apparently a good source for the linguistically-minded.