Talk:Sindarin

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So if I say: I absolutley think that this topic has become another topic like Aragorn's, you'll agree with me Markro ??

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I think we should include a glossary (in table form) of Sindarin roots commonly seen in geographic names, i.e. mor, duin, etc. I don't have time to do it today, but I think it would be a good idea.

I agree. A lot of the naming elements in Lord Of The Rings appear a number of times, so the more common ones should probably be characterised. Here's a short list (I don't have the skill yet for a full HTML table):

    Sindarin     English       Example
    amon         hill             Amon Sûl "Hill of Wind", Emyn Beraid "Tower Hills"
    ang          iron             Angband "Iron Prison"
    angren       of iron          Angrenost "Fortress of Iron", Ered Engrin "Mountains of Iron"
    annon        door, gate       Morannon "Black Gate"
    barad        tower            Barad-dûr "Dark Tower"
    celeb        silver           Celeborn "Silvertree"
    dôr          land             Gondor "Stone Land", Mordor "Black Land"
    duin         river            Anduin "Long River"
    dûr          dark             Durthang "Dark Oppression"
    iâ           void, abyss      Moria "Black Abyss"
    mith         grey             Mithrandir "Grey Pilgrim"
    mor          black            Morannon "Black Gate"
    orn          tree             Celeborn "Silvertree", Fangorn "Treebeard"
    orod         mountain         Orodruin "Red Flame Mountain"
    ril          brilliance       mithril "grey brilliance"

There's a big glossary of the more common terms in the back of the Silmarillion.

It would be nice to some examples in the 'Language Codes' section. The quenya article includes text examples in both Tengwar and Latin alphabets. I don't know enough about the language to do it myself... Jmejia 09:26, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

I might suggest putting such a 'glossary' on Wikibooks. --CBDunkerson 23:50, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Babel

Is anyone interested in creating Babel templates for Sindarin/Quenya? UrbaneLegend 23:32, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

See Category:User_que for a start on that. --CBDunkerson 23:50, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Uses in LOTR #1

On the Caradhras, Sindarin was the language Gandalf chanted back after hearing Sauruman's spell in Quenya. --66.218.11.78 04:03, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How to write in Elvish?

I am a big fan of the Tolkein universe. I believe that we need a subarticle showing how to write it Sindarin, Quenya, and Feonorian (sp?). If nessecary I can aid in this. Contact me at : donovansaunders9@yahoo.com

72.188.250.182 01:33, 11 February 2007 (UTC)