Elves who don't speak Westron - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

lathspell · 10-06-2002, 11:01 AM

Nice question indeed!

I think most Elves of Lothlorien were in no way interested in the 'Outside World'. And I guess that if they didn't know it, it doesn't mean that they never knew it. It may be so that after the disaster of Khazad-dum and all the nasty happenings that made travellers travel less often, they just forgot and afterwards never tried to learn or relearn it, because there was in no way contact with the other races.

About the changing of languages I can only give one example that I know of by head. When Theoden meets the Hobbits at Isengard he calls then Holbytla. They tell him that they call themselves Hobbits and then he speaks: 'Your tongue is strangely changed over the years' (or quite like this)
So... yes, the languages do change in M-e, but I can't say in what manner.

greetings,
lathspell

10-06-2002, 11:01 AM	#5
lathspell Regenerating Ringkeeper Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 757	Nice question indeed! I think most Elves of Lothlorien were in no way interested in the 'Outside World'. And I guess that if they didn't know it, it doesn't mean that they never knew it. It may be so that after the disaster of Khazad-dum and all the nasty happenings that made travellers travel less often, they just forgot and afterwards never tried to learn or relearn it, because there was in no way contact with the other races. About the changing of languages I can only give one example that I know of by head. When Theoden meets the Hobbits at Isengard he calls then Holbytla. They tell him that they call themselves Hobbits and then he speaks: 'Your tongue is strangely changed over the years' (or quite like this) So... yes, the languages do change in M-e, but I can't say in what manner. greetings, lathspell __________________ 'You?' cried Frodo. 'Yes, I, Gandalf the Grey,' said the wizard solemnly. 'There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming.'