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  2. Sindarin - Wikipedia

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    Sindarin is one of the constructed languages devised by J. R. R. Tolkien for use in his fantasy stories set in Arda, primarily in Middle-earth. Sindarin is one of the many languages spoken by the Elves. The word Sindarin is Quenya for Grey-elven, since it was the language of the Grey Elves of Beleriand. These were Elves of the Third Clan who ...

  3. Sundering of the Elves - Wikipedia

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    Their small clan was founded by Imin, the first Elf to awaken at Cuiviénen, with his wife Iminyë and their twelve companions: they broadly correspond to the Minyar. Ingwë was the Vanya Elf to travel with the Vala Oromë to Valinor, and became their king. The Vanyar spoke a dialect of Quenya called Vanyarin.

  4. Elvish languages - Wikipedia

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    Internal history of Tolkien's Elvish languages. Primitive Quendian. the tongue of all Elves at Cuiviénen. Common Eldarin. the tongue of the Elves during the March. Avarin. combined languages of the Avari (at least six), some later merged with Nandorin. Quenya. the language of the Ñoldor and the Vanyar.

  5. Elvish languages of Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    The Elvish languages of Middle-earth, constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien, include Quenya and Sindarin. These were the various languages spoken by the Elves of Middle-earth as they developed as a society throughout the Ages. In his pursuit for realism and in his love of language, Tolkien was especially fascinated with the development and evolution ...

  6. Tolkien's Middle-earth family trees - Wikipedia

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    R. R. Tolkien included multiple family trees in both The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion; they are variously for Elves, Dwarves, Hobbits, and Men. The family trees gave Tolkien, a philologist, a way of exploring and developing the etymologies and relationships of the names of his characters. They imply, too, the fascination of his Hobbit ...

  7. Elves in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    In J. R. R. Tolkien 's writings, Elves are the first fictional race to appear in Middle-earth. Unlike Men and Dwarves, Elves are immortal, though they can be killed in battle. If so, their souls go to the Halls of Mandos in Aman. After a long life in Middle-earth, Elves yearn for the Earthly Paradise of Valinor, and can sail there from the Grey ...

  8. The Etymologies (Tolkien) - Wikipedia

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    The Etymologies is Tolkien's etymological dictionary of the Elvish languages, written during the 1930s. It was edited by Christopher Tolkien and first published in 1987 as the third part of The Lost Road and Other Writings, the fifth volume of the History of Middle-earth. It is a list of roots of the Proto-Elvish language, from which he built ...

  9. 135 Common Greek Last Names and Their Meanings - AOL

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    Check Out These 100 Italian Last Names and Their Meanings! 121. Chloros. This last name refers to the color “green.” 122. Pappas. This is an occupational surname that means “priest.” 123 ...