Whats in a name?
Whats in a name?
An Except from The Fellowship of the Ring, Substituting Actual Names of World of Warcraft Characters
Pudwhacker lead Fishburp to the Council chambers and there he found Furioso and several others that were seated in silence about him. Fishburp saw Bucketboozer and Dishwater; and in a corner alone Studmost was sitting, clad in his old travel-worn clothes. Furioso drew Fishburp to a seat by his side, and presented him to the company.
'Here, my friends, is the hobbit, Fishburp son of Drunktank. Few have ever come hither through greater peril or on an errand more urgent.'
He then pointed out and named those whom Fishburp had not met before. There was a younger dwarf at Dishwater's side: his son Chicknwaffls. Beside Bucketboozer there were several other counsellors of Furioso's household, of whom Hotgirls was the chief; and with him was Tasticakes, an Elf from the Grey Havens who had come on an errand from Cametokillu the Shipwright. There was also a strange Elf clad in green and brown, Lostdude, a messenger from his father, Roxyrooroo, the King of the Elves of Northern Mirkwood. And seated a little apart was a tall man with a fair and noble face, dark-haired and grey-eyed, proud and stern of glance.
He was cloaked and booted as if for a journey on horseback; and indeed though his garments were rich, and his cloak was lined with fur, they were stained with long travel. He had a collar of silver in which a single white stone was set; his locks were shorn about his shoulders. On a baldric he wore a great horn tipped with silver that now was laid upon his knees. He gazed at Fishburp and Psychocutie with sudden wonder.
'Here,' said Furioso, turning to Pudwhacker, 'is Bankbooty, a man from the South."
Pudwhacker lead Fishburp to the Council chambers and there he found Furioso and several others that were seated in silence about him. Fishburp saw Bucketboozer and Dishwater; and in a corner alone Studmost was sitting, clad in his old travel-worn clothes. Furioso drew Fishburp to a seat by his side, and presented him to the company.
'Here, my friends, is the hobbit, Fishburp son of Drunktank. Few have ever come hither through greater peril or on an errand more urgent.'
He then pointed out and named those whom Fishburp had not met before. There was a younger dwarf at Dishwater's side: his son Chicknwaffls. Beside Bucketboozer there were several other counsellors of Furioso's household, of whom Hotgirls was the chief; and with him was Tasticakes, an Elf from the Grey Havens who had come on an errand from Cametokillu the Shipwright. There was also a strange Elf clad in green and brown, Lostdude, a messenger from his father, Roxyrooroo, the King of the Elves of Northern Mirkwood. And seated a little apart was a tall man with a fair and noble face, dark-haired and grey-eyed, proud and stern of glance.
He was cloaked and booted as if for a journey on horseback; and indeed though his garments were rich, and his cloak was lined with fur, they were stained with long travel. He had a collar of silver in which a single white stone was set; his locks were shorn about his shoulders. On a baldric he wore a great horn tipped with silver that now was laid upon his knees. He gazed at Fishburp and Psychocutie with sudden wonder.
'Here,' said Furioso, turning to Pudwhacker, 'is Bankbooty, a man from the South."
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"Tasticakes, an Elf from the Grey Havens. . . ."
Makes me grateful that Tolkien had such a wonderful ear for names. (I mean, he didn't end up going with "Teleporno.")
Makes me grateful that Tolkien had such a wonderful ear for names. (I mean, he didn't end up going with "Teleporno.")
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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<tries to envision the movie scene where we first meet Teleporno>
Haldir: Caras! Galadon! Where dwells the Lord Teleporno, and G—
Pippin: Tele what?
Haldir: Teleporno, and the La--
Merry: I'm sorry, did you say "Teleporno"?
Pippin: I thought he said "Teleporno."
Haldir: Look--
Merry and Pippin: "TELEPORNO"?
. . . It would be worse than Osgiliath.
Haldir: Caras! Galadon! Where dwells the Lord Teleporno, and G—
Pippin: Tele what?
Haldir: Teleporno, and the La--
Merry: I'm sorry, did you say "Teleporno"?
Pippin: I thought he said "Teleporno."
Haldir: Look--
Merry and Pippin: "TELEPORNO"?
. . . It would be worse than Osgiliath.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
Be careful what you wish for....ToshoftheWuffingas wrote:I wonder what they sound like in Sindarin.
Furioso = Ruith (anger)
Lostdude = Erebnir (lonely man)
Psychocutie = Hwiniolwen (mad maiden)
Cametokillu = Lindagnir (thy killer)
Bankbooty = Rawmir (bank jewel) or Rondrhaw (vault flesh) or Rawteli (bank hindmost part)
Studmost = Maelui (lustful) or Onna (begets)
Hotgirls = Baindiss (beautiful young women)
Fishburp = Limlug (fish-dragon)
Pudwhacker = Hastalin (hack through a pool)
Tasticakes = Elocraim (cakes of delight)
Dishwater = Gwaurnen (dirty water)
Drunktank = Ylf (drinking vessel)
Chicknwaffls = Filigtelt (insecure birds )
Bucketboozer (see Drunktank)
Roxyrooroo = ???
Typical disclaimer: I don't have a clue when it comes to Sindarin, and nothing here shows proper lenition.
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Mith, I tremble in fear lest the next crop of new members find your list before deciding on their screen names.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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Judging from the character names, most WoW players are teenage boys of the most stupid variety.
But, in Sindarin, they sound quite tolerable.
(And, thank goodness, Tolkien didn't use "Teleporno" in the LOTR... )
But, in Sindarin, they sound quite tolerable.
(And, thank goodness, Tolkien didn't use "Teleporno" in the LOTR... )
See the world as your self.
Have faith in the way things are.
Love the world as your self;
then you can care for all things.
~ Lao Tzu
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I get such a kick out of Aragorn being called Studmost.
Fishburp and Psychocutie ...
"Frodo undertook his quest out of love - to save the world he knew from disaster at his own expense, if he could ... "
Letter no. 246, The Collected Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
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Letter no. 246, The Collected Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
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