Menelvagor or Menelmacar? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Manwe · 12-03-2001, 05:28 AM

I'm reading The Silmarilion right now an I wander about the Orion stars, in Eä known as Menelmacar, swordman of the sky( or something like that ). However in Lotr somwhere it says Menelvagor. Is it the same, has it changed name or is it just a bad translation?

***Sharkû*** · 12-03-2001, 05:24 PM

LOTR, appendix E:
"The Quenya combination ht has the sound of cht, as in German echt, acht: e.g. in the name Telumehtar ‘Orion'. [...] Usually called in Sindarin Menelvagor (I, 53), Quenya Menelmacar."

12-03-2001, 05:28 AM	#1
Manwe Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Ilmarin, Taniquetil Posts: 98	Menelvagor or Menelmacar? I'm reading The Silmarilion right now an I wander about the Orion stars, in Eä known as Menelmacar, swordman of the sky( or something like that ). However in Lotr somwhere it says Menelvagor. Is it the same, has it changed name or is it just a bad translation? __________________ by the way my name is Manwë, not Manwe

12-03-2001, 05:24 PM	#2
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	LOTR, appendix E: "The Quenya combination ht has the sound of cht, as in German echt, acht: e.g. in the name Telumehtar ‘Orion'. [...] Usually called in Sindarin Menelvagor (I, 53), Quenya Menelmacar."