Learning Quenya - Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

the guy who be short · 07-13-2005, 08:06 AM

The intro isn't vital reading, Fea. I skimmed through it. The only thing of real importance was that some Quenya had been standardised (ie, "k"s turned to "c"s) because Tolkien changed his mind about spelling lots of times throughout his life. The rest is really babble.

Interestingly, in my German class, there were more boys than girls. German is usually thought of as quite a masculine language though.

French, usually thought of as feminine... I think there were a few more girls than boys.

I see Quenya as a feminine language. Maybe that's it.

Than again, maybe I'm pulling this all out of my donkey.

Summary of TGWBS's babble: Don't bother reading the whole intro properly Fea.

07-13-2005, 08:06 AM	#8
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	The intro isn't vital reading, Fea. I skimmed through it. The only thing of real importance was that some Quenya had been standardised (ie, "k"s turned to "c"s) because Tolkien changed his mind about spelling lots of times throughout his life. The rest is really babble. Interestingly, in my German class, there were more boys than girls. German is usually thought of as quite a masculine language though. French, usually thought of as feminine... I think there were a few more girls than boys. I see Quenya as a feminine language. Maybe that's it. Than again, maybe I'm pulling this all out of my donkey. Summary of TGWBS's babble: Don't bother reading the whole intro properly Fea.