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LotR / LotRO Language stuff
Topic Started: 20 Aug 2017, 09:57 PM (39 Views)
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So I've been learning a bit about the writing systems of lotr, and I've been using the "Fellowship of Crystal Anthology" as a fun little way to test it. I have some fun lists.

The first is the official current roster of Maethyr-en-Minuial in Sindarin. In proper Sindarin documents, names were translated (i.e. Frodo became Iorhael, which is pretty much a direct translation) - I have done the liberty of translating the non-elvish names for this list. It is rendered in the Mode of Beleriand, as this is the mode the Elves of Rivendell used, and I imagine M-e-M being based in Rivendell.

Official Roster (Mode of Beleriand)


Translation:
Maethyr-en-Minuial
Tavarduin
Celebuial
Caladaer
Belrohel
Belegwaith (S. name of Hereswyth)
Glánsidh (S. name of Remfrey)
Glaerdan
Garafon
Odaureth
Rochír (S. name of Eohric)
Radathranc (S. name of Findobras)
Hithaelin
Anoriel
Arasvor (S. name of Deormund)


I also have it in the General Use mode, easily the most popular mode for fans and the one that would be used in Gondor, and most likely in Rhovanion and most places in the Third Age.

Official Roster (General Use)


Names of folks are in same order as above.

Now, I also have them in Cirth. Although used primarily by Dwarves in the Third Age, it was originally developed by the Elves of Doriath. There's some evidence that it was also used in Eregion in the Second Age.

Official Roster (Cirth)


Of course, this isn't quite as satisfying as seeing the names of the characters you worked hard on. So I also have their names written as the characters themselves would write their names.

Official Roster (various)


Translation:
Anoriel (General use Sindarin, which is my guess on the mode used in Mirkwood)
Belrohel (General use Sindarin, mode used in Gondor)
Caladaer (General use Sindarin, my guess on the mode used in Lothlórien)
Celebuial (General use Sindarin for Lórien)
Deormund (Anglo-saxon Futhorc, text used on tapestries in Rohan in LotRO)
Eohric (Anglo-saxon Futhorc)
Findobras Took (Later Westron convention, mode of Tengwar used prominently in the north for Westron in the Third Age)
Flasi (Angerthas Erebor, mode of the Cirth used in Erebor and therefore the Blue Mountains)
Garafon (General use Sindarin, my guess on the mode used in Edhellond (I don't know where he is supposed to currently reside))
Glaerdan (Mode of Beleriand, mode used in Imladris)
Hereswyth (Anglo-saxon Futhorc)
Hithaelin (General use Sindarin for Gondor)
Odaureth (Mode of Beleriand for Rivendell)
Remfrey Coneward (Later Westron convention (since he's a Breelander))
Tavarduin (General use Sindarin for Mirkwood)
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