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bcbdrums · 09-14-2013, 09:53 AM

wow, thanks mithalwen! it's all so confusing and wonderful at the same time.

now i have even more ideas.

does anyone know if there's a list of compound words somewhere that might show a precedent on how to combine different consonants? i want to make sure i don't break any rules...

Mithalwen · 09-14-2013, 10:38 AM

There may be... I haven't got to that level myself. I know there are some historic sound changes and that there is lenition in Sindarin but mainly I use elements from existing names and substitute.But I think the sound was important as the meaning. I can't tell you if the second l in elladan was a reflection of a rule or merely a way to encourage correct pronunciation when rendered into roman script.

I do use a dictionary from ambar eldaron and there is a good , list of elements in the Silmarillion.

If I think of anything I will post again.

Bêthberry · 09-30-2013, 08:09 PM

He hasn't posted here yet, but I know he's been lurking because he told me so.

Welcome to the Downs, Amarek. I won't give away any secrets but will let you announce yourself as you choose.

Galadriel55 · 09-30-2013, 09:04 PM

Indeed! I'll say it here too: welcome to the Downs, Amarek! Enjoy it!

Aganzir · 10-01-2013, 04:50 PM

And here's a non-Canadian welcome to Amarek!

Amarek · 10-01-2013, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Indeed! I'll say it here too: welcome to the Downs, Amarek! Enjoy it!

OK, I'm wandering and I actually AM lost. I can't seem to find the thread you responded to above. Maureen warned me on Facebook to make a reply to all the welcomes but I can't seem to find them.

Galadriel55 · 10-01-2013, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Amarek

OK, I'm wandering and I actually AM lost. I can't seem to find the thread you responded to above. Maureen warned me on Facebook to make a reply to all the welcomes but I can't seem to find them.

This is the thread. If you scroll up you'll see them. (or, if you're in the middle of posting, you'd have to scroll down, since all the posts are underneath the white box in which you type).

Pervinca Took · 10-03-2013, 12:20 PM

Welcome to the Downs, Amarek.

09-14-2013, 09:53 AM	#1
bcbdrums Newly Deceased Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: the west. Posts: 10	wow, thanks mithalwen! it's all so confusing and wonderful at the same time. now i have even more ideas. does anyone know if there's a list of compound words somewhere that might show a precedent on how to combine different consonants? i want to make sure i don't break any rules... __________________ "...nine for mortal men, doomed to die..." "It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish." --Samwise, 'The Mirror of Galadriel'

09-14-2013, 10:38 AM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	There may be... I haven't got to that level myself. I know there are some historic sound changes and that there is lenition in Sindarin but mainly I use elements from existing names and substitute.But I think the sound was important as the meaning. I can't tell you if the second l in elladan was a reflection of a rule or merely a way to encourage correct pronunciation when rendered into roman script. I do use a dictionary from ambar eldaron and there is a good , list of elements in the Silmarillion. If I think of anything I will post again. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by Mithalwen; 09-14-2013 at 10:43 AM.

09-30-2013, 08:09 PM	#3
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	He hasn't posted here yet, but I know he's been lurking because he told me so. Welcome to the Downs, Amarek. I won't give away any secrets but will let you announce yourself as you choose. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

09-30-2013, 09:04 PM	#4
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,519	Indeed! I'll say it here too: welcome to the Downs, Amarek! Enjoy it! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

10-01-2013, 04:50 PM	#5
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	And here's a non-Canadian welcome to Amarek! __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

10-03-2013, 12:20 PM	#8
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Welcome to the Downs, Amarek. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."