Bucklandish was the dialect of Westron spoken by the Bucklanders.[1]
History
Due to their relative isolation and different route during their Wandering Days, the Stoors (the ancestors of the Bucklanders) borrowed peculiar linguistic manners from the Vales of Anduin and the Angle of Eriador.[2] These linguistic features, with their Dunlendish background, were later retained in The Shire and became characteristics of Bucklandish.
The Stoors, who settled in regions like Buckland, spoke a dialect that reflected their Dunlendish background. The dialect of the Stoors influenced Bucklandish, and many Bucklanders, including the Brandybucks, retained peculiar names derived from this earlier language.[3]
Bombadil is said to be a Bucklandish name, added by Hobbit chroniclers to Tom Bombadil's many older ones. It is, like many names of the Bucklanders, untranslatable.[1]
Inspiration
Tolkien said to the Dutch Translator, Max Schuchart, that there were "'Celtic' elements in Buckland and East-farthing names."[4]
The Stoors have Celtic elements in their names reflecting their Pre-Númenórean background (via the Dunlendings).[5] Tolkien mentioned that the survival of traces of the older language of the Stoors and the Bree-men resembled the survival of Celtic elements in England.[6]
Portrayals in adaptations
2001: The Lord of the Rings (film series):
- Meriadoc Brandybuck is described as being the linguistic "oddball" of the group: his accent is noticeably distinct from the other Hobbits seen on-screen, something of an invention between actor Dominic Monaghan and the dialect coaches, to reflect his unique origin.
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online
- In keeping with Tolkien's usage of Celtic for non-Westron elements, the Stoor characters in Dunland are often seen with Welsh names.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Preface"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age", "Of Hobbits"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 93
- ↑ Jim Allan, An Introduction to Elvish "Giving of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
- ↑ Stoorish names