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Gloss of the hour

findor

masculine name. Findor

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WordGloss
fin“Finwë”
-dor“*king, lord”
Sindarin [WJI/Gilgalad] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Phrase of the day

     ⸱     ⸱     ⸱          ⸱    :        ⸱           ⸱    :

Cormar nelde Eldatárin nu Tarmenel, Otso Herunaucoin hrótassen ondova, Nerte Fírimoin martaine nurunen, Er i More Herun mormahalmas hárala Morinóreva mí arda, már i fuinion. Er Corma ilyar turien ar tuvien te, Er Corma tucien ar mórisse nutien te Morinóreva mí arda, már i fuinion.

Findegil's translation of the notorious Ring verse. Findegil is the co-founder of the Mellonath Daeron, the language guild of the Forodrim, the Swedish Tolkien society.

Quenya [Translated by Findegil of the Mellonath Daeron; original LoTR] by Aldaleon

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