In other matters

Or watch the sixth (43:06 min) episode 'Beltaine King' on YouTube or on DVD:

More information and the other episodes on the page of Clíodhna - the witch of Gleann an Phéine or the project Facebook page

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Parma Tyelpelassiva - The book of silver leaves

Contents

Thia sui balan enni...

a translation of a classical Greek poem by Sappho.

Thinnant Ithil

another poem by Sappho.

Calligraphy by Evenstar on Ambar-Eldaron

I nennin

a slightly depressing poem by myself.

Aduial

a haiku-like poem by myself.

Cuil nîn prestannen

a lovesong by myself.

Tengwar transcriptionl by Taramiluiel

Man râd bedithon aen?

the dilemma of a young elf-maiden; written by myself.

Tengwar transcriptionl by Taramiluiel

Laer al Lothiel

a lovesong, written by myself.

In oer Ivann

an autumn-poem by myself.

Rath Fair

a translation of the song 'Man's Road' by America.

Gûr nîn abronatha

a translation of the song 'My heart will go on' from the 'Titanic' soundtrack.

Erin daen Hithaeglir

a complete short story in Sindarin.

Lassi vanuai

a lament about the arrival of winter, written by myself.

If you'd like to learn what we know about Telerin grammar, vocabulary and phonology from Tolkien's notes, I'd recommend a look into Teleri lambëo minaþurië by Roman Rausch.

Isil unútië

the Quenya version of Thinnant Ithil.

Calligraphy by Evenstar on Ambar-Eldaron

Earo

a translation of 'On the sea' by John Keats.

Númenna

a translation of the song lyrics of 'Into the West'.

Ulúlië

a poem about nature by myself.

Calligraphy by Evenstar on Ambar-Eldaron

Lala

a translation of the song lyrics of 'Lachen' by Rosenstolz.

Quenta Sorondo

a short story in Quenya - a Noldo tells about his life.

Calligraphy by Evenstar on Ambar-Eldaron

Quenta Maewen Sorondoyëo

an Elvish fairy-tale story of a great love.

Quenya and English text as *.pdf.

Calligraphy by Evenstar on Ambar-Eldaron

Pedin Edhellen

is a Sindarin course in the style of a traditional language course, i.e. it comes in 22 lessons, each with grammar, vocabulary and an example text to practice translation.

Enjoy the original and latest English version

Pedin Edhellen in other languages:

German version 2.0 (as *.pdf) on Caras-Galadhon or sindarin.de

Polish version (as *.html) on Gwaith-i-Phethdain

Hungarian version (as *.pdf.gzl) on Glanthor's Site

Portuguese version 3.0 (as *.pdf) on Ardalambion Brazil

Russian version (as *.pdf.zip), on Rómenquendion

Spanish version (as *.html) on Valier

French version 2.0 (as *.pdf) on Ambar Eldaron

Chinese version (as *.pdf)

Quetin i lambë eldaiva

is the Quenya equivalent of Pedin Edhellen - if you enjoy learning from a non-technical course, you should try it!

Enjoy the original and latest English version

Quetin i lambë eldaiv in other languages:

German version (as *.pdf) on Lambion-Ardava

Italian version part I (as *.pdf), on this site

Russian version (as *.pdf.zip), on Rómenquendion

Slovak version (as *.pdf), on Elfština

Spanish version (as *.html), on Valier

Korean version on Eldarin Cafe

French version 1.2 (as *.pdf), on Ambar Eldaron

Ni-bitha Adûnâyê

is an introduction to Adûnaic, the language of Númenor. It comes in 8 lessons with grammar, vocabulary and exercise texts.

English version 1.0 (as *.pdf.gz) from this site

Polish version (as *.html) on Elendili

Most of the files are compressed using gzip, i.e. they cannot be opened directly but need to be uncompressed first!

Reviews of other resources

Here are my thoughts about other secondary sources for the study of Elvish. While I try to provide references to Tolkien where appropriate, I acknowledge that much of what I say reflects interpretation of fact, not necessarily fact itself - Tolkien is not around any more to say his opinion.

David Salo: 'A Gateway to Sindarin'

(*) indicates articles which need some revision to accomodate new information but are otherwise essentially correct

(**) indicates articles that contain information and speculation which has been contradicted by new information and which hence need more substantial revision

The Quenya Past Tense

a compilation of all relevant forms from the early Qenya Lexicon to late sources

The Quenya Perfect Tense

a compilation of all relevant forms in late sources (the early material does not have such a form)

French version on Tolkiendil

Q(u)enya Minor Phrase Index

a list of small phrases by Tolkien cited in the discussion of other forms

What is Vanyarin Quenya like?

an attempt to gather all available information about the elusive Quenya dialect of the Vanyar

French version on Tolkiendil

Analogical leveling in Quenya compounds (and prefixed words)

a tentative answer to the question if original initial consonants reappear in a compound or with a prefix

Spanish version on Valier

French version on Tolkiendil

A rouge's guide to Sindarin word reconstruction

describing how one can find Sindarin forms from primitive Quendian roots

German version on Lambion-Ardava

Spanish version on Valier

French version

Mutations in Sindarin (**)

a comprehensive analysis of the different mutations types seen in Sindarin

also published on I Lam Arth

The Sindarin Verb System (*)

a comprehensive analysis of what is known about the various tenses and other forms of the Sindarin verb

also published on I Lam Arth

German version on Lambion-Ardava

Spanish version on Valier

French version on this site

The Sindarin Case System

a careful analysis of the available examples how the various cases are formed for the Sindarin noun

Spanish version on Valier

Czech translation on Calwen's Site

French version on Tolkiendil

Common Eldarin views on the Sindarin pronominal system (**)

a comprehensive analysis of the attested pronouns in Sindarin and the relation to their known Quenya counterparts

also published on I Lam Arth

Spanish version on Valier

German version on Lambion-Ardava

Compounds in the Noldorin of the Etymologies

an attempt to list all compounds in the Etymologies, classify them and understand the phonological developments of compounding in Noldorin.

Early Noldorin plural patterns

an investigation of the transition period from pluralization by ending to pluralization by vowel affection based on the Early Noldorin fragments presented in Parma Eldalamberon 13

Agental suffixes and gender distinction in the Etymologies

a survey of many suffixes and blendings leading to nouns from verbs

French version on Tolkiendil

Agental suffixes and gender distinction in the Qenya Lexicon

a survey of many suffixes and blendings leading to nouns from verbs

French version on Tolkiendil

The Eldarin Numerals

an overview of number words throughout the development of Tolkien's languages, also addressing the question of decimal and duodecimal counting

A brief history of 'and' in Elvish

an overview about etymology and usage of 'and' throughout the various conceptual phases of Elvish

French version on Tolkiendil

The verb 'to be' in Tolkien's Elvish languages (*)

an overview of what is attested about the verb 'to be' in various Elvish languages and how Tolkien's ideas about this verb changed over time

Spanish version on Valier

Impersonal constructions in Elvish

an investigation into sentences without explicit subject

French version on Tolkiendil

Spanish version on Valier

52 ways of saying 'I love you' in Quenya...

... and as far as I know they all may be grammatically correct.

Tolkien - slightly out of context

a collection of cartoons drawn by Maewen.

Namárië

Galadriel's Lament, one of the most important parts of the Quenya corpus.

Et Earello...

Elendil's words when he reached the shore of Middle-Earth.

Ulúlië

one of my owen Quenya poems.

Isil unútië

a poem by Sappho.

For a larger variety of spoken Elvish texts, you might want to take a look at Arðon Ellammath by Florian Dombach or Tolkien's linguistic cellar by Bertrand Bellet and Benjamin Babut.

I Nennin

(Text and translation by myself, melody by Maewen)

Gûr nîn abronatha

(Original text and melody from the 'Titanic' soundtrack, Sindarin translation by myself)

Naergon am Moromir

(Translation and melody by Maewen)

Laer Glanwen

(Original text by Michael Issakowsky, melody by Matwej J. Blanter, translation by Maewen and Aranhael)

Laer Mithrandir o Lórien

(Original text by J.R.R. Tolkien, melody by Caspar Reiff, translation by Maewen)

All texts in Sindarin

Ulúlië

(Text and translation by myself, melody by Maewen)

Lala

(Original text and melody by Rosenstolz, translation by myself)

Fainala lómi

(Original text and melody by Rosenstolz, translation by myself)

All texts in Quenya

Non-Tolkien languages

Elfling mailing list

which I read and answer frequently, but in addition you'll also get feedback from a lot of other knowledgeable people. For the same opportunity in German language, I recommend posting the question in the

Tolkien-Forum

which I also read and answer frequently, but which is also visited by many knowledgeable people. Finally, if you wish to talk to me directly, please write to

thorsten(AT)science-and-fiction.org

but allow for about a week till you get an answer. I do get a lot of mail with regard to Elvish, I try to answer all adequately but sometimes that takes too much time - sorry for that.