#elvish language

[velvet4510]

Here’s the thing.

Many Bagginshield shippers, especially in fics, focus on how Bilbo never got over Thorin, to the point where some describe Bilbo’s entire life as sad and empty and unfulfilled because of that loss.

Don’t get me wrong: I do agree that he suffered terrible loss and undeserved torment by the Ring. And the fact that he never married probably did have some connection to the memory of Thorin.

But, y’all, don’t forget or ignore the fact that, in Tolkien’s text, Bilbo does move on from grief and live the rest of his life well.

He does not become bitter from his pain. He retains his kind heart.

He is generous with his wealth, helping in every way he can the very community that ostracizes him.

He sees in Frodo a kindred spirit and takes it upon himself to be the parental figure that Frodo so badly needs as an orphan.

He and Frodo develop an uncle-nephew (really more like father-son) relationship built on trust, keeping no secrets from each other, to the level where he tells Frodo the truth about his encounter with Gollum. (And probably the truth about his feelings for Thorin, too.)

He and Frodo have so much fun, going for walks every day, studying the Elvish languages, and throwing big birthday parties to show the community a good time. It’s plain to see that caring for Frodo filled that massive void inside Bilbo, finally giving him someone to love and devote himself to looking after, after his first chance at that (albeit the first being a different kind of love) was taken from him.

He does not see himself as superior to the lower class despite his riches, and always treats the Gamgees with the utmost respect.

He teaches Sam to read and write.

He tells his story to the younger hobbits, inspiring more of them to want to learn more about the outside world and not be so sheltered and ignorant…an effort which ultimately saves Middle-earth because the Travelers learn from him to be curious and interested in the lands outside the Shire, and he inspires them daily, as they constantly say to themselves “if Bilbo could go there and back again despite great danger, so can we.”

He even learns to love having a tarnished reputation, ultimately taking advantage of being “mad” to play a fun prank.

When he is no longer at rest in the Shire, he gifts Frodo all his property which will ensure Frodo is set for life, and through all his passive aggressive gifts to his relatives, he gives the Gaffer genuinely useful items that he knows will help him, including ointment for creaky joints.

He gets a peaceful retirement among his Elven friends, which he spends writing his memoir so that future generations will know all about his lost friends.

And ultimately, he embraces the special gift of an exception from the Valar and rare permission to set foot in the Blessed Realm for one last adventure, where he will continue to look after his beloved nephew.

And the fact is, he never would’ve gotten any of these things if he’d stayed in Erebor. He would never have developed that special bond with Frodo - he may never have even met him - and consequently, Frodo may never have met Sam.

Yes, a lot of his life was lonely and somber. But much more of it, even after experiencing such a tragedy, was full of love and joy and fun and excitement. He became an invaluable caretaker and mentor to the next generation of hobbits, got a taste of fatherhood, passed on his expertise and his story, and spent his last years surrounded by friends and family.

Bilbo Baggins may have lost the love of his life, but he did not give up on life itself, and he lived a full one. Don’t forget that.

[vesper93]

Fellow LOTR nerds of Tumblr - what's the best Sindarin translator to use? I've found a few but a) sometimes they give wildly different results, and b) often English words are left in the middle of sentences as there's no word-for-word Sindarin translation. In these cases I try synonyms but am often stuck.

Any help much appreciated.

[minisculecosmos]

I keep talking about it with my friend that is a literally has an Arwen quote tattooed on her shoulder level LOTR fan how funny it is that back in 2020 I learned how to read/write Tengwar as a language along with a lot of elf lore without picking up any actual plot of Tolkien’s works. It was my way of honoring my grandma who had passed that year and was a huge Tolkien fan (proof: her shelf after shelf of official and unofficial books, artwork, maps, etc) while I sort of struggled through the first parts of Fellowship.

I was out here transcribing all my friend’s names into one of the ultimate nerdy alphabets of the world without knowing more then “LOTR is about Frodo more than Bilbo” and “Tom Bombadil is a chad” absolutely insane behavior

[suspenders-and-cigarettes]

My love 🖤

[imjustexistingtbh]

does anyone know if there's an elvish word for planet? i tried searching it up on parf edhellen but it didn't come up with anything.

if not, may i suggest "gilran" from gil (S) meaning star and ran (S) meaning wanderer, as planets are like stars that wander through the night sky throughout the year

[ibrithir-was-here]

Your name is elvish? Ibrithir?

Yeah! Well, Valarin. It means like Silver Spark :)

[yarns-and-d20s]

My apologies up front to the Baldur's Gate III fandom, fanartists, and fan writers, as I put this out into the world at 8:30 pm Mountain Time on a Saturday night: the "little star" thing is super cute but I'm LITERALLY TOO NERDY to be able to embrace it.

I've spent too much time in Middle-earth to be able to equate Astarion's name with Greek rather than Quenya.

"astar" = faith/loyalty and "-ion" = son.

Anyway, uh, I'm gonna go hide in a bunker.

(Something that kind of delights me with a proper Elvish interpretation of Astarion's name, is the parallel with Miraak's in Skyrim. In Dovahzuul, "mir" = allied/loyal and "aak" = guide. I'm sure there's no actual connection there, I don't believe in any way that this is a sneaky little Skyrim Easter egg that Larian slipped in. It's just that from November of 2011 until 28 July, 2023, when I finally bought the EA version of Baldur's Gate III, Skyrim was my favourite video game*.)

*it was my favourite, but it was never the best game I'd ever played; BG3 now has the unique distinction of being both the best and my favourite!

[annionebutme]

Ready for blind guardian in Sydney. Say hi if you agree :3

[kiss-me-aphrodite]

anyone have any resources for learning elvish?

[kosher-martian]

Just wait until you get to the midterm!

How am I suppose to identify the predicate based solely on a water color of a songbird? What does the smell of moist earth tell me about dangling participles? No, the "happy sigh of antiquity" cannot tell me anything about the accusative case. That's your job, Mr Autumnheart!

i took elvish in school and i fucking hated it. the teacher was like 700 years old and he'd like take us on field trips to sit on the banks of babbling brooks and watch the fall of sunlight through the leaves. my friends in spanish class were like conjugating verbs and shit and meanwhile i was in an old-growth forest being overcome with awe at the sight of a majestic stag. like uhh yeah mr autumnheart when are we gonna learn like any grammar "listen to the murmur of the wind in the treetops, and you shall find the grammar you seek" like fuck dude your pedagogy leaves much to be desired

[mirchtadka]

“Elvish Yadav” के जेल जाते ही बदल गए Anjali Arora के सुर, क्रिप्टिक पोस्ट शेयर कर कही ये बात आईये जाने

Anjali Arora” ने बीते दिनों जब ‘Elvish Yadav’ का मेक्सटर्न उर्फ सागर ठाकुर से झगड़ा हुआ था!

 तो उनका समर्थन किया था और कहा था अन्जलियंस तुम्हारे साथ है… अब जैसे ही एल्विश यादव को 14 दिनों के लिए रेव पार्टी में सांप का जहर सप्लाई करने के मामले में जेल भेजा गया तो तुरंत ही, Anjali Arora के सुर भी उन्हें लेकर बदल गए ll

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[elawoods]

Faux nose ring I made with sterling silver. The stone is a vintage garnet that has been cut and out of the ground for 70 years with no piece of jewelry to call home ❤️🌹🎀

[coopsgirl]

Gandalf, who can understand everyone perfectly fine, is just keeping to himself smoking his pipe and enjoying the show 😉

Legolas pretty quickly gets in the habit of venting about his travelling companions in Elvish, so long as Gandalf & Aragorn aren’t in earshot they’ll never know right?

Then about a week into their journey like

Legolas: *in Elvish, for approximately the 20th time* ugh fucking hobbits, so annoying

Frodo: *also in Elvish, deadpan* yeah we’re the worst

Legolas:

[pinacoladamatata]

I found the digital deluxe character sheets....

did....did y'all know Astarion speaks... not only abyssal but also. orc?

Gale;

Karlach;

Lae'zel;

Shadowheart;

Wyll;

[eight-pointed-star]

pros of being a silmarillion fan: everything is about your favourite characters!

cons of being a silmarillion fan: everything is about your favourite characters so you genuinely can't tell whether the creator has read the silmarillion and purposefully made a reference or it's just the consequences of both tolkien's impact on mass culture (fantasy in particular) and tolkien's work itself referencing real world mythology