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Untrustworthy Websites

These are all sources that people have used for Tolkien's Languages that people shouldn't. If you are uncertain of a source that you have been using, contact us and we will check it out for you.

Website Title The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by R. S. Noel
Reason(s) This book is outdated by 40+ years.

Website Title Arwen-Undomiel.com :: Dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings :: Elvish
Reason(s)
  • The word lists are incomplete and have many poorly reconstructed words in them that aren't marked, as well and the languages mixed together.
  • The pronunciation guide is incorrect, especially when dealing with the letter I.
  • The person who put it together knows nothing about the Elven languages, therefore the phrases in the phrasebook are plagiarized from random sources, some good, some which are on this list.
  • The male name list has a feminine name ending listed as a masculine name ending.

To put the atrocity in the web-designer's own words:

In some cases I have added meaningless letters to "Elvish-ize" the names, the most common being "dh" and "th" (Cuguwen [Dove Maiden] doesn't sound quite Elvish, but Cugedhiel does).

Website Title Tel'Mithrim – The Grey Company
Reason(s) To quote them:

Q. What's this about an Elven Language?
A. When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote the setting for the Lord of the Rings he crafted an entire world to go with it. Included in that world were the grammatical structure and a rudimentary dictionary for a number of Elven Tongues. Since we roleplay Elves online, we took that dictionary, simplified the grammatical structure and expanded the dictionary heavily. It is not cannon Elven as Tolkien wrote it, simply our own adaptation. Which we like better. Thank you very much.

They can't spell 'canon' correctly either.


Website Title The Elvish Name Generator
Reason(s) It spews the names of already existing characters with no regard to the gender, translation, or language of the name.

Website Title Elvish
Reason(s)
  • The grammar section is poorly researched, making many of the conclusions incorrect.
  • The reconstructed words aren't marked.
  • It lists verbs in their infinitive forms.
  • The list maker forgot to change some of the words from Noldorin into Sindarin.

Website Title If you
Reason(s)
  • The Elven languages are mixed together.
  • The reconstructed words aren't marked.
  • All of the accents are replaced by multiple vowels.
  • The list is incomplete.

Website Title English to Elven Language Translations
Reason(s)
  • The Elven languages are mixed together.
  • None of the accents appear.

Website Title Subreality: The Random Tolkien-Elvish Name Generator
Reason(s)

To quote:

This engine contains about 1,500 High-Elven words, suffixes, prefixes, and roots, which should give you lots of variety. However, keep in mind that the Quenya lambë ("Elvish tongue") is far more complicated than just jamming two nifty words together. (Amazingly fun though that is proving to be!) If you're seeking an authentic Elvish name, hit the wonderful The Tongues Of Arda site (to whom I owe all of my data) and get a little deeper into it.

Website Title Subreality: Guild of Eternal Night – Elven Names
Reason(s) It has nothing to do with Tolkien or the languages he created.

Website Title ¤The Lord Of The Rings¤
Reason(s) It plagiarized Grelvish.

Website Title MakeWords.com
Reason(s) The words listed are not logical reconstructions.

Website Title Jhonen Olain's Eberron Journal ~ Common to Elven translator
Reason(s) It has nothing to do with Tolkien or the languages he created.

Website Title BBC – h2g2 – Useful Elvish Phrases
Reason(s)
  • Missing accents.
  • Grammatical mistakes.

Website Title Frasebok for Quenya og Sindarin
Reason(s)
  • Missing accents.
  • Grammatical mistakes.
  • Noldorin isn't consistently turned into Sindarin.

Website Title Engels_ABC
Reason(s)
  • It is missing all of the words from the Etymologies.
  • The verbs aren't listed in their root forms.

Website Title My Precious
Reason(s) It plays the "Let's stick random syllables together and call them Elvish!" game.

Website Title Nevrast: Middle-earth
Reason(s)
  • The word list is incomplete and mixes all of the Elven languages together.
  • The grammatical sections are misleading and incorrect.
  • The Etymology section doesn't have any etymology in it.

Website Title English/Elvish Dictionary Word Listing
Reason(s)
  • All of the accents disappeared.
  • The Elven languages are mixed without any labeling.
  • There are many typos in the Elven words listed.

Website Title Memories of Lothlorien
Reason(s) It is plagiarized Grelvish.

Website Title The Dûnedain of Nûmenor
Reason(s)
  • The word lists are misleading.
  • Quenya and Sindarin are mixed without any labeling.
  • The content is plagiarized.
  • Verbs aren't listed in their root-form.

Website Title Hobbits_live2
Reason(s) It is plagiarized Grelvish.

Website Title Elven Translator
Reason(s)
  • The Elven languages are mixed together.
  • All of the accents are replaced by multiple vowels.
  • The list is incomplete.

Website Title Lotseriel's LotR Fan Site -&--&- A site dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien and his works
Reason(s) It plagiarized Arwen-Undomiel.com.

Website Title Elvish Potatoes
Reason(s)
  • Accents are replaced with multiple vowels.
  • The Elven languages are mixed together and not labeled.
  • Their "Create an Elven Name" page has nothing to do with making names in Elvish.
  • It doesn't list grammatical usage.

Website Title English to Elven Language Translations
Reason(s)
  • It mixes all of the Elven languages with Grelvish.
  • It doesn't list grammatical usage.

Website Title Other Common Phrases
Reason(s) It is plagiarized Grelvish.

Website Title Dictionary of the Elvish Languages. Also found here
Reason(s)
  • It is incomplete, missing the words from the Etymologies.
  • Many of the translations are incorrect.

Website Title *RiNGbEAReR* LOTR group
Reason(s) It plagiarized Grelvish.

Website Title The Principles of the Elven Tongue
Reason(s) It has nothing to do with Tolkien's work.


Website Title Sindarin
Reason(s) Grammatical misunderstandings and mistakes from not using the Etymologies and using the movies as canon.

Website Title The Sindarin Phrase Book
Reason(s) Grammatical mistakes involving the syntax of modifiers.

Website Title The Mellon Chronicles
Reason(s)
  • The name generator plays the random syllable game.
  • The word list mixes words of all languages and different types of lenition without marking them.

Website Title alphaDictionary * Free Tolkien Languages Dictionary – Free Tolkien Languages Grammar
Reason(s) It links to sources on this list.

Website Title welcome to Feuer Frei
Reason(s)
  • It doesn't have anything to do with Tolkien.