Accent problem - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Finwe · 02-04-2004, 12:04 PM

The pathetic thing is, Elijah Wood doesn't even <I>have</I> an English accent. He's as American as they come! I think it had something to do with the type of accent that the writers wanted him to develop. Another possibility is that the Hobbits' natural mispronunciation of Elvish names and words. They pronounced the names as they thought it should be pronounced, based on their phonology. The phonology of Sindarin is completely different than the phonology of Westron, ergo, the Hobbits got many words all wrong. Look in the Appendices of Return of the King for more information on that. It's all rather educational.

02-04-2004, 12:04 PM	#38
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	The pathetic thing is, Elijah Wood doesn't even <I>have</I> an English accent. He's as American as they come! I think it had something to do with the type of accent that the writers wanted him to develop. Another possibility is that the Hobbits' natural mispronunciation of Elvish names and words. They pronounced the names as they thought it should be pronounced, based on their phonology. The phonology of Sindarin is completely different than the phonology of Westron, ergo, the Hobbits got many words all wrong. Look in the Appendices of Return of the King for more information on that. It's all rather educational. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.