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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>). | |||
*''' | *'''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]).
- 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.[3]
- Publication: 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
"[Arwen] means in Elvish 'noble maiden', but ... it is also a word in Welsh meaning 'greatly blessed'"
References
- ↑ René van Rossenberg, Hobbits in Holland: Leven en werk van JRR Tolkien (1892-1973), p. 36
- ↑ User talk:Ederchil#Dutch name, as of 30 August 2010
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 706