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Old 02-16-2003, 10:44 AM   #19
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Hey, it's Kalevala, not Kevala :P
My apologies Afrodal, I was afraid I was misremembering the name [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img]

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...their words are mostly rapid, like the glitter of long swords, like the rush of leaves in a great wind or the fall of stones in the mountains.

Plainly the effect of Valarin upon Elvish ears was not pleasing
For some reason, as I was reading this quote I was trying to picture what Treebeard's reaction would be upon listening to the Valar speak. I suspect he would have been beside himself hearing such a hasty language! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

More seriously, the description of Valarin and its musicality strongly echoes the quote that TolkienGurl posted above about how words were Tolkien's music.
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