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'''Mr Joukes 28 August 1967''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to a Mr Joukes, written on [[August 28]], [[1967]].  
On [[28 August]] [[1967]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to Mr S.E.O. Joukes''' (apparently a native of the Netherlands<ref>[[René van Rossenberg]], ''[[Hobbits in Holland|Hobbits in Holland: Leven en werk van JRR Tolkien (1892-1973)]]'', p. 36</ref><ref>[[User talk:Ederchil#Dutch name]], as of 30 August 2010</ref>).  


*'''Authenticity''': High
*'''Contents:''' Mr. Joukes wants to name his daughter ''[[Ioreth]]'', but Tolkien writes that it means 'old woman' in Elvish (Tolkien also notes that the name probably does not occur outside ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''). Furthermore, Tolkien writes about the translation of the name ''[[Arwen]]''.<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 706</ref>
*'''Publication:''' ''[[Hobbits in Holland|Hobbits in Holland: Leven en werk van JRR Tolkien (1892-1973)]]''. An excerpt was also published in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' (p.68).
*'''Publication:''' ''[[Hobbits in Holland|Hobbits in Holland: Leven en werk van JRR Tolkien (1892-1973)]]''. An excerpt was also published in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' (p. 68).


== Excerpt ==
== Excerpt ==


"[Arwen] means in Elvish 'noble maiden', but ... it is also a word in Welsh meaning 'greatly blessed'"
"[''Arwen''] means in Elvish 'noble maiden', but ... it is also a word in [[Welsh]] meaning 'greatly blessed'"
 
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Revision as of 16:14, 30 May 2014

On 28 August 1967, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Mr S.E.O. Joukes (apparently a native of the Netherlands[1][2]).

Excerpt

"[Arwen] means in Elvish 'noble maiden', but ... it is also a word in Welsh meaning 'greatly blessed'"

References