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Estelyn Telcontar · 01-22-2003, 11:59 PM

The Tolkien symbol consists of Tolkien's initials, JRRT. In the middle, going down, is the J, the two Rs are back to back, and the T is at the top. If I remember rightly, the additional dots have to do with the vowels, but I'm not sure of that. As far as I know, there is no Middle-earth meaning to that symbol. Any connection with Chinese is very likely coincidental, since Tolkien was not familiar with that language.

01-22-2003, 11:59 PM	#2
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	The Tolkien symbol consists of Tolkien's initials, JRRT. In the middle, going down, is the J, the two Rs are back to back, and the T is at the top. If I remember rightly, the additional dots have to do with the vowels, but I'm not sure of that. As far as I know, there is no Middle-earth meaning to that symbol. Any connection with Chinese is very likely coincidental, since Tolkien was not familiar with that language. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'