How does Earendil speak Beorian? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

William Cloud Hicklin · 10-03-2022, 05:33 AM

Well, the opening of the chapter tells us that "Bright Earendil now ruled the remnant of the Eldar and the Edain." I would think that to be a functional ruler he would have needed to be conversant in the relevant tongues: Sindarin, Quenya, Hadorian and Beorian. I think we have established that some of Beor's folk escaped Dorthonian and reached safety. Nor need we boggle at a half-Noldo learning languages easily!

10-03-2022, 05:33 AM	#17
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	Well, the opening of the chapter tells us that "Bright Earendil now ruled the remnant of the Eldar and the Edain." I would think that to be a functional ruler he would have needed to be conversant in the relevant tongues: Sindarin, Quenya, Hadorian and Beorian. I think we have established that some of Beor's folk escaped Dorthonian and reached safety. Nor need we boggle at a half-Noldo learning languages easily! __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.