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Huinesoron · 11-30-2017, 10:09 AM

Literally, my name is the Quenya words for 'shadow' and 'eagle' smooshed together into something that's surprisingly hard to pronounce ('hui' not coming naturally to the English-speaking tongue). My usual translation is 'Eagleshade' these days. More figuratively?

It means the moment when you feel a shadow pass over you, and look up to see the great wings of a Messenger flying on some grand errand.

It means the servant of the West who keeps to the shadows, dark-feathered and secret-hearted, but still ever faithful.

It means the black murk where even the Eagles dare not go, the darkness that you can taste on every breath as it oozes into you.

(It means I was at least bright enough to pick two words from the same language, even if they don't exactly sit together that well...)

Ultimately, pretty much exclusively on the internet as far as I know, Huinesoron means... me. Hi. ^_^

hS

11-30-2017, 10:09 AM	#11
Huinesoron Overshadowed Eagle Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: The north-west of the Old World, east of the Sea Posts: 3,959	Literally, my name is the Quenya words for 'shadow' and 'eagle' smooshed together into something that's surprisingly hard to pronounce ('hui' not coming naturally to the English-speaking tongue). My usual translation is 'Eagleshade' these days. More figuratively? It means the moment when you feel a shadow pass over you, and look up to see the great wings of a Messenger flying on some grand errand. It means the servant of the West who keeps to the shadows, dark-feathered and secret-hearted, but still ever faithful. It means the black murk where even the Eagles dare not go, the darkness that you can taste on every breath as it oozes into you. (It means I was at least bright enough to pick two words from the same language, even if they don't exactly sit together that well...) Ultimately, pretty much exclusively on the internet as far as I know, Huinesoron means... me. Hi. ^_^ hS