Why are fantasy world accents British? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

narfforc · 04-03-2012, 08:49 AM

The BBC RADIO PLAY Gimli was English. The Ralph Baksi Animated Lord of the Rings Gimli was English. The BBC RADIO PLAY of The Hobbit dwarves were English and Nicol Williamson's Dwarves were English. If you ask me the Gimli accent in Jackson's film was as stupid and fake as the characterisation. The language of Tolkien's Dwarves (Khuzdul) was based on Semitic Languages, which sound nothing like Goidelic (Scottish Gaelic). Most Scottish people speak English accentuated by their mother tongue, so if Gimli had spoken Common Speech/English it should have in fact sounded maybe a little Jewish.

04-03-2012, 08:49 AM	#19
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	The BBC RADIO PLAY Gimli was English. The Ralph Baksi Animated Lord of the Rings Gimli was English. The BBC RADIO PLAY of The Hobbit dwarves were English and Nicol Williamson's Dwarves were English. If you ask me the Gimli accent in Jackson's film was as stupid and fake as the characterisation. The language of Tolkien's Dwarves (Khuzdul) was based on Semitic Languages, which sound nothing like Goidelic (Scottish Gaelic). Most Scottish people speak English accentuated by their mother tongue, so if Gimli had spoken Common Speech/English it should have in fact sounded maybe a little Jewish. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.