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davem · 02-27-2005, 04:44 AM

Apparently Ioreth means 'ancient' in Sindarin. The modern English equivalent being Priscilla. Wonder if Tolkien was letting us in on some kind of family in-joke regarding his daughter - maybe Priscilla was a bit like Ioreth?

02-27-2005, 04:44 AM	#13
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Apparently Ioreth means 'ancient' in Sindarin. The modern English equivalent being Priscilla. Wonder if Tolkien was letting us in on some kind of family in-joke regarding his daughter - maybe Priscilla was a bit like Ioreth? __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."