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obloquy · 12-20-2001, 02:46 PM

The accents above the last letter of many of Tolkien's names indicates that the letter is to be pronounced as its own syllable. Such as in Aulë, which is "OWL-eh". Short E sound as in "effort". In names like Fëanor the accents represent much the same thing; the ëa combination is not diphthongal, as in "eat", but rather two distinct vowel syllables, "FEH-ah-nor".

12-20-2001, 02:46 PM	#10
obloquy Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: WA Posts: 941	The accents above the last letter of many of Tolkien's names indicates that the letter is to be pronounced as its own syllable. Such as in Aulë, which is "OWL-eh". Short E sound as in "effort". In names like Fëanor the accents represent much the same thing; the ëa combination is not diphthongal, as in "eat", but rather two distinct vowel syllables, "FEH-ah-nor".