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 |
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).
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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 |
MakeWords.com |
| Reason(s) |
The words listed are not logical reconstructions. |
| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Website Title |
Sindarin |
| Reason(s) |
Grammatical misunderstandings and mistakes from not using the Etymologies and using the movies as canon. |
| 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.
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