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...