The Language of Late Rhovanion
I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed. —Théoden Ednew (The Lord of the Rings, Book V, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields" ) Late Rhovanion and the Éothéod Previously, I discussed three names of Old Rhovanion: Vidugavia, Vidumavi,...
Vinitharya: “Harrier of the Easterlings”
But Eldacar did not prove easy to thrust from his heritage. To the lineage of Gondor he added the fearless spirit of the Northmen. —The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, I “The Númenórean Kings”, (iv) “Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion” Note: In this article I...
Rhûnic Revealed
Note: This is the first in what I hope will be a long-running series of articles on topics, tentatively titled “Philology Fridays”, regarding Tolkien, his languages, historical languages, and philology. Most articles should be relatively brief, but some will be a bit longer, if the...