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Mitch
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I asked Vinyë Lambengolmor (a group of people really into Tolkien's Elvish languages) to translate Turgon's "great is the fall of Gondolin" line into both Quenya and Sindarin, and this is what they gave me:
Quenya: "Melehta ná atalantë Ondolindëo!"
Sindarin: "Beleg i-dhant Gondolin!"
— Feb 20, 2024 11:00PM
Quenya: "Melehta ná atalantë Ondolindëo!"
Sindarin: "Beleg i-dhant Gondolin!"
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Mitch
is on page 204 of 304
I'm always taken ABACK at the abrupt ending to the final version of the story. Like... why couldn't Tolkien give us a fresh detailed description of the city before he abandoned it??! *sobs*
— May 03, 2022 11:23PM
Mitch
is on page 112 of 304
'Nor might they persuade [Idril] from bearing a sword.'
So Idril DOES have a sword during the Fall of Gondolin, which means that Hadhafang is CANON. Hadhafang is the sword Arwen wields during the FOTR movie, and this is what is said about it:
'Hadhafang once belonged to the Elven lady Idril, who wed Tuor, a Man, and bore Eärendil, the father of Elrond.'
And this is supported by the Fall of Gondolin itself!
— Apr 28, 2022 01:35AM
So Idril DOES have a sword during the Fall of Gondolin, which means that Hadhafang is CANON. Hadhafang is the sword Arwen wields during the FOTR movie, and this is what is said about it:
'Hadhafang once belonged to the Elven lady Idril, who wed Tuor, a Man, and bore Eärendil, the father of Elrond.'
And this is supported by the Fall of Gondolin itself!
Mitch
is on page 202 of 304
That last version really is the best one. Why oh why didn't he finish it????
— Nov 28, 2018 08:17PM
Mitch
is on page 112 of 304
And lo! There came forth mighty Balrogs riding upon fire serpents of the North, and I was absolutely shookedth!!!
— Nov 23, 2018 06:50PM
