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In Medieval epics, heroes gave names to their weapons. The name, lineage, and power of the weapon reflected on the hero. Among the major tales are those of Sigurd the Volsung and his sword Gram that he used to kill the dragon Fafnir; [a] [1] Beowulf and the swords Hrunting and Nægling; [2] King Arthur's Excalibur, the "Sword in the Stone"; [2] Roland's Durendal; Waldere's Mimming; [2] and the ...
[T 16] In The Lord of the Rings, the Red Arrow was a token used by Gondor to summon its allies in time of need. [T 17] In the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the Red Arrow is omitted and its role is conflated with the Beacons of Gondor. [14] Hobbits "shot well with the bow". [T 18] The Shire sent archers to the battles of the Fall of Arnor. [T 19]
Quenya (pronounced [ˈkʷwɛɲja]) [T 1] is a constructed language, one of those devised by J. R. R. Tolkien for the Elves in his Middle-earth fiction.. Tolkien began devising the language around 1910, and restructured its grammar several times until it reached its final state.
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This was later spelled Quenya (High-elven); it and Sindarin (Grey-elven) are the most complete of Tolkien's constructed languages. Elves are also credited with creating the Tengwar (by Fëanor) and Cirth (Daeron) scripts. [4] Tolkien's Elves are immortal, and remain unwearied with age, but can be killed in battle. Spirits of dead Elves go to ...
Celeborn (from The Lord of the Rings) Thranduil (from The Hobbit) Aegnor (from The History of Middle-Earth) Kreacher (from Harry Potter) Gimbel (the name of the store in Elf) Winky (from Harry Potter)
Formed the Last Alliance of Elves and Men with Elendil, and fell in combat against Sauron's forces. Glorfindel: Noldorin elf-lord notable for his death and resurrection within Tolkien's legendarium. Gimli: Dwarven member of the Fellowship of the Ring and a major character in The Lord of the Rings.
A small fraction of Tolkien's accounts of Elvish languages was published in his novels and scholarly works during his lifetime. 1937 The Hobbit a few elvish names (Elrond, Glamdring, Orcrist); no texts or sentences; 1962 The Adventures of Tom Bombadil; 1954–1955 The Lord of the Rings; 1967 The Road Goes Ever On. Posthumously: