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King's Letter

2013-01-21T01:10:45Z

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{{font|[http://at.mansbjorkman.net/parmaite.htm Tengwar Parmaite] by [[Måns Björkman]]}}
The '''King's Letter''' was a letter sent by King [[Aragorn|Elessar]], to be published in an epilogue to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', but this idea was dropped. It is the longest known sample of both [[Sindarin]] prose and [[Tengwar]].

==Position in the story==
The omitted epilogue was finally published in ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', and tells the story of [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] and his children in [[Fourth Age 16|the year 16]] of the [[Fourth Age]]. At this time, only eight of Sam's thirteen children are born, [[Daisy Gardner|Daisy]] being the youngest.

One night, Sam gathers his children around the fire to tell them of a letter he received, from King Elessar far away. It was black, the letters were golden, and it was wrapped in silk. In the letter, Elessar greets Samwise and his children, and tells them he will ride to the [[Fornost Erain|North]]. He would meet all those interested on the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. He would not enter [[the Shire]], as he himself banned Men from entering the Hobbits' land.

==Versions==
Three versions of the actual letter exist. The first and third were published with the epilogue in ''Sauron Defeated''. The second version was first published as the cover image of [[Vinyar Tengwar 29]], and later reproduced as image 199 in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator]]''.

===First version===
The first version is written in a vowel-mode which employs tengwar for vowels, like the [[Mode of Beleriand]]. The text goes:
{|
|-
|Aragorn Strider The Elfstone, King of Gondor and Lord of the Westlands, will approach the Bridge of Baranduin on the eighth day of Spring, or in the Shire-reckoning the second day of April. And he desires to greet there all his friends. ''In especial'' he desires to see Maser ''Samwise'', Mayor of the Shire, and ''Rose'' his wife; and ''Elanor'', ''Rose'', ''Goldilocks'', and ''Daisy'' his daughters; and ''Frodo'', ''Merry'', ''Pippin'' and ''Hamfast'' his sons. 
:To Samwise and Rose the King's greeting from Minas Tirith, the thirty-first day of the Stirring, being the twenty-third of February in their reckoning. <center>A•E•</center>
|Elessar Telcontar: Aragorn Arathornion Edhelharn, aran Gondor ar Hîr i Mbair Annui, anglennatha i Varanduiniant erin dolothen Ethuil, egor ben genediad Drannail erin Gwirith edwen. Ar e aníra ennas suilannad mhellyn în phain: ''edregol'' e aníra tírad i Cherdir ''Perhael'' (i sennui ''Panthael'' estathar aen) Condir i Drann, ar ''Meril'' bess dîn, ar ''Elanor'', ''Meril'', ''Glorfinniel'', ar ''Eirien'' sellath dîn; ar ''Iorhael'', ''Gelir'', Cordof'', ar ''Baravorn'', ionnath dîn. 
:A ''Pherhael'' ar am ''Meril'' suilad uin aran o Minas Tirith nelchaenen uin Echuir.<center>A•E•</center>
|}

The translation misses one line: ''(i sennui ''Panthael'' estathar aen)''. This translates as "who ought to be called ''Fullwise''", referring to Samwise's name, meaning "Halfwise".

===Second Version===
This second version polishes up some minor mistakes and corrections in the first, but omits the date and place of the letter, and ''ar Arnor'' has been added after the first ''Gondor''. It is also written in the vowel mode.

===Third Version===
This version, included in a second sketch of the epilogue, uses vowel-[[tehtar]] instead of the vowel-tengwar of the previous mode. The text itself is slightly different from the second version. The word order of the first sentence is changed, and in the postscript, the year is added: 1436 of the [[Shire Reckoning]] in the English version, and 16 in the [[Stewards' Reckoning]]. The signature, which could not exist of two vowels in this mode, is written ''Ar•El•''

==Significance==
===Tengwar===
These texts are the longest known examples of Sindarin Tengwar, and added several symbols to the alphabet. Comma's, colons, brackets and periods were previously unknown, and the third letter contained information on numerals.

The letter also provided the correct tengwar for diphtongs. These are as following:
* '''AE''': written as {{tg|lD}} ''[[yanta]]'' + /a/-[[tehtar|tehta]]
* '''AI''': written as {{tg|hD}} ''[[anna]]'' + /a/-tehta
* '''EI''': written as {{tg|hF}} ''[[anna]]'' + /e/-tehta
* '''IE''': written as {{tg|1B}} /i/-short carrier amd the /e/ on top of the following consonant
* '''UI''': written as {{tg|hJ}} ''[[anna]]'' + u-tehta

Though numerals were already published in ''[[Quettar]]'' ([[1982#February|1982]]), the Letter employs a quite different shape for the characters<ref>Reconstructed and analyzed [http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_kl_num.html here] by [[Per Lindberg]]</ref>. We also see
the order of the numerals - right to left. So 1436 and 16 appear as [6341] and [61] here.

===Sindarin===
These texts show the use of various formation unknown prior to publication, such as the use of the gerund after another verb, word order, passive sentences, and various names.

The following Sindarin names appear in the versions of this letter:
* Aragorn
* Arathornion, "Arathornsson"
* Edhelharn, "Elessar, Elfstone"
* Perhael, "Samwise", though this had already appeared in the [[Ringbearer's Praise]] in the chapter ''[[The Field of Cormallen]].
* Panthael, "Fullwise"
* Meril, "Rose". This name was used in early writings for the lady of [[Tol Eressëa]], [[Meril-i-Turinqi]].
* Glorfinniel, "Goldilocks"
* Eirien, "Daisy", reminiscient of ''[[Arien]]''.
* Iorhael, "Frodo". In the Ringbearer's Praise, [[Frodo Baggins]] was called ''Taur'' (lenited ''Daur'') instead.
* Gelir, "Merry"
* Cordof, "Pippin"
* Baravorn, "Hamfast"
* i Drann, "The Shire"
* i Varanduiniant, "Brandywine Bridge"
==Calendar==
The dating system of the letter is not described in the Appendices but can be found in the ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''. It is a system where "dates were usually given in official documents by the Seasons, but the old month-names ... remained in private and popular use."

The "thirty-first day of Stirring" (echuir) of 16 N.R. represents [[23 February]] of {{SR|1436}}; the "eighth day of Spring" (ethuil) 17 N.R. represents [[2 April]] {{SR|1436}}.

1 N.R. = {{SR|1420}} = {{TA|3020}} (not {{TA|3021}} as [[Christopher Tolkien]] suggests in a footnote).

Note that this corresponds to the abandoned calendaric system displayed in ''The Peoples of Middle-earth'' which was abandoned and contradicts that of the Appendices were 31 echuir should represent [[24 February]].<ref>[[Andreas Moehn]] [http://lalaith.vpsurf.de/Tolkien/Time.html The Reckoning of Time]</ref>

{{references}}
* {{SD|Epilogue}}
* [[Wayne G. Hammond]], [[Christina Scull]], ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator]]'', pages 201-2
* [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "The King's Letter", ([[Marquette University|Marquette]] MS Tolkien 3/9/35 1r), published in [[Vinyar Tengwar 29]] (May [[1993]]), cover
* [[Arden R. Smith]], "The Tengwar Versions of the King's Letter", published in [[Vinyar Tengwar 29]] (May [[1993]]), pages 7-20
* [[Carl F. Hostetter]], "The ''King's Letter'', An Historical and Comparative Analysis", published in [[Vinyar Tengwar 31]] (September [[1993]]), pages 12-34

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2013-01-21T01:10:01Z

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== Projects==

[[Sindarin]] analysis.
[[Tengwar]] and [[Cirth]] analysis.

==My Tolkien Library==

* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringis.
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
* The Hobbit
* The Silmarillion
* The Unfinished Tales
* The Letters of Tolkien

==Favourites==
'''Character:''' [[Finrod]] and [[Fingolfin]]

'''Location:''' [[Doriath]]

'''Book:''' ''[[The Silmarillion]] 

'''Chapter:''' "[[Of the Beginning of Days]]" 

'''Era:''' [[Years of the Trees]] 

==Etymology==

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[[Amilessë]]-The name Valarion was made out of Valar and [[Sindarin]] Ion, meaning "Son".

[[Epessë]]-Thindir consists of Thin of Sin, meaning "Grey" and [[Sindarin]] Tir, meaning "Watcher".

[[Kilmessi]]-Taras is made of [[Sindarin]] Tar, meaning "Strong" and aras, meaning "Deer".

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2013-01-21T01:09:42Z

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== Projects==

[[Sindarin]] analysis.
[[Tengwar]] and [[Cirth]] analysis.

==My Tolkien Library==

* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringis.
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
* The Hobbit
* The Silmarillion
* The Unfinished Tales
* The Letters of Tolkien

==Favourites==
'''Character:''' [[Finrod]] and [[Fingolfin]]

'''Location:''' [[Doriath]]

'''Book:''' ''[[The Silmarillion]] 

'''Chapter:''' "[[Of the Beginning of Days]]" 

'''Era:''' [[Years of the Trees]] 

==Etymology==

[[Essi]]-The name Golfin is the consists of [[Sindarin]] Gol, meaning "Wise" and Fin, meaning "Tress".

[[Amilessë]]-The name Valarion was made out of Valar and [[Sindarin]] Ion, meaning "Son".

[[Epessë]]-Thindir consists of Thin of Sin, meaning "Grey" and [[Sindarin]] Tir, meaning "Watcher".

[[Kilmessi]]-Taras is made of [[Sindarin]] Tar, meaning "Strong" and aras, meaning "Deer".

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2013-01-21T01:07:15Z

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Mae govannen, mhelyn nin! In my small country we are still bound by paganism and with the deeper study of which I came across [[The Silmarillion]]. I come from Prokuplje, Serbia where almost everyone had read The Silmarillion and is a great fanatic of Tolkien. Over the past few years I have worked on deeper analysis of Sindarin and Quenya. Because of my skill with languages I have become a philologist and polyglot, of course, inspired by Tolkien's many works.

== Projects==

[[Sindarin]] analysis.
[[Tengwar]] and [[Cirth]] analysis.

==My Tolkien Library==

* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringis.
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
* The Hobbit
* The Silmarillion
* The Unfinished Tales
* The Letters of Tolkien

==Favourites==
'''Character:''' [[Finrod]] and [[Fingolfin]]

'''Location:''' [[Doriath]]

'''Book:''' ''[[The Silmarillion]] 

'''Chapter:''' "[[Of the Beginning of Days]]" 

'''Era:''' [[Years of the Trees]] 

==Etymology==

[[Essi]]-The name Golfin is the consists of [[Sindarin]] Gol, meaning "Wise" and Fin, meaning "Tress".

[[Amilessë]]-The name Valarion was made out of Valar and [[Sindarin]] Ion, meaning "Son".

[[Epessë]]-Thindir consists of Thin of Sin, meaning "Grey" and [[Sindarin]] Tir, meaning "Watcher".

[[Kilmessi]]-Taras is made of [[Sindarin]] Tar, meaning "Strong" and aras, meaning "Deer".

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2013-01-21T00:46:57Z

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== Projects==

[[Sindarin]] analysis.
[[Tengwar]] and [[Cirth]] analysis.

==My Tolkien Library==

* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringis.
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
* The Hobbit
* The Silmarillion
* The Unfinished Tales
* The Letters of Tolkien

==Favourites==
'''Character:''' [[Finrod]] and [[Fingolfin]]

'''Location:''' [[Doriath]]

'''Book:''' ''[[The Silmarillion]] 

'''Chapter:''' "[[Of the Beginning of Days]]" 

'''Era:''' [[Years of the Trees]] 

==Etymology==

[[Essi]]-The name Golfin is the consists of [[Sindarin]] Gol, meaning "Wise" and Fin, meaning "Tress".

[[Amilessë]]-The name Valarion was made out of Valar and [[Sindarin]] Ion, meaning "Son".

[[Epessë]]-Thindir consists of Thin of Sin, meaning "Grey" and [[Sindarin]] Tir, meaning "Watcher".

[[Kilmessi]]-Taras is made of [[Sindarin]] Tar, meaning "Strong" and aras, meaning "Deer".

User:Thindir

2013-01-21T00:46:06Z

Thindir:

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Mae govannen, mhelyn nin! In my small country we are still bound by paganism and with the deeper study of which I came across [[The Silmarillion]]. I come from Prokuplje, Serbia where almost everyone had read The Silmarillion and is a great fanatic of Tolkien. Over the past few years I have worked on deeper analysis of Sindarin and Quenya. Because of my skill with languages I have become a philologist and polyglot, of course, inspired by Tolkien's many works.

== Projects==

[[Sindarin]] analysis.
[[Tengwar]] and [[Cirth]] analysis.

==My Tolkien Library==

* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringis.
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
* The Hobbit
* The Silmarillion
* The Unfinished Tales
* The Letters of Tolkien

==Favourites==
'''Character:''' [[Finrod]] and [[Fingolfin]]

'''Location:''' [[Doriath]]

'''Book:''' ''[[The Silmarillion]] 

'''Chapter:''' "[[Of the Beginning of Days]]" 

'''Era:''' [[Years of the Trees]] 

==Etymology==

[[Essi]]-The name Golfin is the consists of [[Sindarin]] Gol, meaning "Wise" and Fin, meaning "Tress".

[[Amilessë]]-The name Valarion was made out of Valar and [[Sindarin]] Ion, meaning "Son".

[[Epessë]]-Thindir consists of Thin of Sin, meaning "Grey" and [[Sindarin]] Tir, meaning "Watcher".

[[Kilmessi]]-Taras is made of [[Sindarin]] Tar, meaning "Strong" and aras, meaning "Deer".

User:Thindir

2013-01-21T00:45:08Z

Thindir:

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Mae govannen, mhelyn nin! In my small country we are still bound by paganism and with the deeper study of which I came across [[The Silmarillion]]. I come from Prokuplje, Serbia where almost everyone had read The Silmarillion and is a great fanatic of Tolkien. Over the past few years I have worked on deeper analysis of Sindarin and Quenya. Because of my skill with languages I have become a philologist and polyglot, of course, inspired by Tolkien's many works.

== Projects==

[[Sindarin]] analysis
[[Tengwar]] and [[Cirth]] analysis.

==My Tolkien Library==

* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringis.
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
* The Hobbit
* The Silmarillion
* The Unfinished Tales
* The Letters of Tolkien

==Favourites==
'''Character:''' [[Finrod]] and [[Fingolfin]]

'''Location:''' [[Doriath]]

'''Book:''' ''[[The Silmarillion]] 

'''Chapter:''' "[[Of the Beginning of Days]]" 

'''Era:''' [[Years of the Trees]] 

==Etymology==

[[Essi]]-The name Golfin is the consists of [[Sindarin]] Gol, meaning "Wise" and Fin, meaning "Tress".

[[Amilessë]]-The name Valarion was made out of Valar and [[Sindarin]] Ion, meaning "Son".

[[Epessë]]-Thindir consists of Thin of Sin, meaning "Grey" and [[Sindarin]] Tir, meaning "Watcher".

[[Kilmessi]]-Taras is made of [[Sindarin]] Tar, meaning "Strong" and aras, meaning "Deer".

User:Thindir

2013-01-21T00:22:50Z

Thindir:

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In the time when the War of Wrath had ended many peoples that dwelt in the land of [[Ossiriand]]. Of those, the greatest part were the [[Nandor]] that had no lord at that time. In the great host retreating eastward there were [[Men]] also of which there was Valarion, son of Glordil, son of Thindir of the house of [[Hador]].

== Projects ==

Sindarin analys
Tengwar and Cirth analysis.

==My Tolkien Library==

* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringis.
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
* The Hobbit
* The Silmarillion
* The Unfinished Tales
* The Letters of Tolkien
* The Peoples of Middle Earth

==Etymology==

[[Essi]]-The name Golfin is the consists of [[Sindarin]] Gol, meaning "Wise" and Fin, meaning "Tress".

[[Amilessë]]-The name Valarion was made out of Valar and [[Sindarin]] Ion, meaning "Son".

[[Epessë]]-Thindir consists of Thin of Sin, meaning "Grey" and [[Sindarin]] Tir, meaning "Watcher".

[[Kilmessi]]-Taras is made of [[Sindarin]] Tar, meaning "Strong" and aras, meaning "Deer".

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2013-01-21T00:20:26Z

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