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List of Middle-earth characters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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Elvish languages (Middle-earth) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • The acute accent (á, é, í, ó, ú) or circumflex accent (â, ê, î, ô, û, ŷ) marks long vowels in the Elvish languages
  • The diaeresis (ä, ë, ö) is normally used to show that a short vowel is to be separately pronounced
  • Primitive Quendian The tongue of all Elves at Cuiviénen
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  • Avarin Avari, those Elves who stayed at Cuiviénen and from there spread across Middle-earth
  • Common Eldarin The tongue of the Elves during the March
  • Quenya Vanyar and Noldor
  • Nandorin Elves of Ossiriand
  • Sindarin Elves of the Third Clan in Beleriand
  • Telerin Teleri in Aman
  • Silvan[12] The Wood-elves of the Vale of Anduin
  • There is a tradition of philological study of Elvish languages
  • Elven philologists are referred to by the Quenya term Lambengolmor
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Melian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • There Melian came, the Lady grey, and dark and long her tresses lay, beneath her silver girdle seat and down unto her silver feet.
  • She had a child with Thingol, a daughter named Lúthien, said to be the fairest and most beautiful of all the Children of Ilúvatar.
  • Melian's line of descent is the half-elven.
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  • Her name Melian is Sindarin for Beloved. The name derives from the Quenya "Melyanna", either "Dear Gift" or "Gift of Love"
  • Melian and Thingol thereafter founded the kingdom of Doriath in Middle-earth. Their daughter Lúthien Tinúviel, married the Man Beren.
  • Thingol
  • Melian
  • Lúthien
  • Beren
  • Galadriel
  • Celeborn
  • Elwing
  • Elrond
  • Celebrían
  • Aragorn
  • Arwen
  • Eldarion
  • Beren
  • Idril
  • Elwing
  • Galadriel
  • Elrond
  • Celebrían
  • Arwen
  • Aragorn
  • Eldarion
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    The Thain's Book An encyclopedia of Middle-earth and Numenor
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Doriath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • the realm of the Sindar, the Grey Elves
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Food & Drink of Middle-earth - 0 views

  • Miruvor Cordial of the Elves.
  • renewed strength and vitality
  • a warm and fragrant clear liquid
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  • used by the Elves at their festivals
  • thought to come from the honey of the undying flowers in the gardens of Yavanna
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Defining the Genre: High Fantasy | Fandomania - 0 views

  • the Hero’s Quest
  • Epic Fantasy
  • there is a hero, sometimes of humble origins, who must rise above his or her circumstances and is compelled to act by conditions and/or events outside of their control
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  • We see this character grow up and become someone great, defeat the odds, and challenge the evil and corrupt.
  • The hero may not always succeed at first try, but they will find means either within themselves or from outside sources to continue on their quest, which if they fail, would have world-reaching consequences.
  • a completely developed secondary world
  • a portal into another world
  • the “world within a world”
  • series
  • episodic installments
  • high fantasy is often based on myth or legend
  • a hero’s tale
  • Matters beyond him and magic turn his life, which would have been otherwise dull and ordinary, into the stuff of legend.
  • Echoes of these stories have been passed down through the ages and were at one point rooted in local myth, tradition, lore, or legend.
  • These stories still stir imaginations today and influence epic literature by their fantastical nature.
  • High fantasy has roots as far back as fairy tale; they are human stories passed down, aggrandized and lasting.
  • wizard
  • antihero
  • rough around the edges, has a haunted past, and isn’t afraid to do what must be done to achieve his goal
  • may be acting on the “good” side, but he’s not a “good” character even if he does grow in that direction
  • it is possible to bring high fantasy into a more modern setting
  • subgenres are not mutually exclusive
  • medieval type setting
  • how fantasy and the fantastical elements affect the world
  • A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
  • The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
  • The Once and Future King by T.H. White
  • The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
  • Lord Foul’s Bane and The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant series by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Elvish :: Name Translations :: Boys' Names - 0 views

  • BenjaminSon of the right hand Máfortion(Mah-fore-tee-on)
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JRR Tolkien Monster Dictionary - 0 views

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