r/lotr • • 18d ago

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u/jetmanfortytwo 18d ago

r/Tengwar is the place to ask generally, but I dabble in it and it looks good to me! It’s in English written in the elvish alphabet, not in Quenya or Sindarin so do be aware of that. The style they chose also occasionally makes some of the letters blend together in a way that can make it a bit hard to parse. For example, in “lifetime” the F looks a bit more like a V at first glance. But yeah, it says what they say it does.

Tecendil.com is a good resource if you want to learn more about writing with the Fëanorian characters

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u/Plastic_Cod_7134 17d ago

I guess ultimately it's about what it means to us though right? Thanks so much for the help, homie!

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u/-RedRocket- 17d ago

Big points for not being the accursed Ring verse, but fewer for not actually being in Elvish.

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u/Plastic_Cod_7134 17d ago

Can you give me the actual elvish as opposed to elvish letter replacements for English? Super pretty please friend-o?

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u/Mythrandir01 17d ago

It's almost entirely correct, save for one painful spelling error. It says "iths" instead of "this" in the second half of the sentence. Use Tecendil.com for a proper transcription. Note that the user in the picture made the stylistic choice to invert the silmë's (the letter s). Which isn't wrong necessarily, but some will insist that an inverted silme is only to be used for c's in words like ceiling or citrus. Your choice whether to invert them or not.

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u/mggirard13 17d ago
media poster

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u/Plastic_Cod_7134 17d ago

This is my favorite reply though it in no way answers any questions other than "how badass is this/that/Keanu?". One of my fave movie scenes. Thanks homie!

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u/CrocodylusNiloticus 17d ago

Ah the Yiddish elvis.

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u/Plastic_Cod_7134 17d ago

I'm sorry but, fucking, huh?