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Lalwendë · 11-16-2005, 05:43 PM

Stubborn and awkward it may be, but this only proves that Tolkien used that word in this linguistic experiment as it was as close as he could get in the Elvish language. Translating prayers which clearly meant a lot to him he would have been keen to find an appropriate word in the Elvish language which was similar, but it does not mean that the two concepts/beings are the same thing. He came up with a word for 'Jesus' in the Elvish tongue; we know that the Elves did not have Jesus so does the fact that Tolkien came up with one now mean that Jesus also existed in Middle-earth?

11-16-2005, 05:43 PM	#32
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Stubborn and awkward it may be, but this only proves that Tolkien used that word in this linguistic experiment as it was as close as he could get in the Elvish language. Translating prayers which clearly meant a lot to him he would have been keen to find an appropriate word in the Elvish language which was similar, but it does not mean that the two concepts/beings are the same thing. He came up with a word for 'Jesus' in the Elvish tongue; we know that the Elves did not have Jesus so does the fact that Tolkien came up with one now mean that Jesus also existed in Middle-earth? __________________ Gordon's alive!