"How does one pronounce Tolkien?"

[Galin]

Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

(...) Still can't figure out how to pronounce Meaglin correctly...

But it's Maeglin rather (-ae- not -ea-). So if you mean the diphthong, it is a combination of the individual vowels a-e (one syllable). Or even easier: 'but ae may be pronounced in the same way as ai' -- and ai has the sound of English eye.

Assuming that wasn't just a typo, that is