Helmingas - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Orodhromeus · 04-07-2002, 07:04 AM

Hem... sorry to interrupt, but I have my two words on this [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

As Joy pointed out, the "-ingas" ending in rohirrim seems to indicate "the people of", so Helmingas must be the people of Helm (and not Helmlingas). I wouldn't know the singular, though. Remember, Helm was a person. Helm's Deep were named after him. So Helmingas would be the followers of Helm.
And it's éored, not eored (I know, this one was too perfectionist...)

[ April 07, 2002: Message edited by: Orodhromeus ]

04-07-2002, 07:04 AM	#19
Orodhromeus Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greece Posts: 106	Hem... sorry to interrupt, but I have my two words on this [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] As Joy pointed out, the "-ingas" ending in rohirrim seems to indicate "the people of", so Helmingas must be the people of Helm (and not Helmlingas). I wouldn't know the singular, though. Remember, Helm was a person. Helm's Deep were named after him. So Helmingas would be the followers of Helm. And it's éored, not eored (I know, this one was too perfectionist...) [ April 07, 2002: Message edited by: Orodhromeus ]