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Lesson 37: Name Making Part 2 — Personal Names

Introduction A Sindarin personal name is a gift — a compressed poem that captures something essential about a person's nature, appearance, lineage, or destiny. Tolkien's Elves treated naming as a high art, and the names he invented for his characters are among the most beautiful words in any constructed language: Galadriel , Lúthien , Celebrimbor , Glorfindel , Tinnúviel . Each is a miniature world of meaning. In this lesson...

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Lesson 36: Name Making Part 1 — Place Names

Introduction Creating Sindarin place names is one of the most rewarding applications of the language — and one of the most treacherous if done without care. Middle-earth fan-fiction, RPG campaigns, and worldbuilding projects all benefit from Elvish names that feel authentic. This lesson teaches you Tolkien's own method for constructing place names: the element vocabulary, the two compound patterns, mutation at the seam, and all the common descriptive qualifiers. The...