Tolkien Lore Tricks and Tips

What's His Name?

PLEASE READ:

Also:

ae is a long "I" like ice so Maedhros for example is "My-thraws"

á is like the word ought

ë is somewhere between eh and ay

ú as in Túrin is TOOrin

SO NOW HERE WE GO!

Here's a handy cheat sheet for alternate names in Tolkien lore (because you thought that elven kindreds were hard... Wait till you see names):

If people want translations for names, comment on which and I'll provide them.

FOR ELVES: Sindarin Name/Quenya Father Name/Mother Name/Epessë/Pet Name

FËANORIANS:

Fëanor/Curufinwë/Fëanáro

Maedhros/Nelyafinwë/Maitimo/Russandol/Nelyo

Maglor/Kánafinwë/Makalaurë/none/Káno

Celegorm/Turcafinwë/Tyelkormo/none/Tyelko

Caranthir/Morifinwë/Carnistir/none/Moryo

Curufin/Curufinwë/Atarincë/none/Curvo

- Celebrimbor/Telperinquar

Amrod/Pityafinwë/Ambarussa AND Umbarto AND Ambarto/Atyarussa/Pityo

Amras/Telufinwë/Ambarussa/Minyarussa/Telvo

FINGOLFINIANS:

Fingolfin/Nolofinwë/Arakáno

Fingon/Findekáno

Turgon/Turukáno

- Idril/Itarillë/unknown/Celebrindal

Aredhel/Iríssë/unknown/Ar-Feiniel

- Maeglin/none/Lómion

Argon/Arakáno

FINARFINIANS:

Finarfin/Arafinwë/Ingoldo

Finrod/Findaráto/Ingoldo/Felagund

Angrod/Angaráto

- Orodreth/Artaresto

- - Finduilas/none/none/Faelivrin/none

- - Gil-Galad/Artaráno AND Rodnor/unknown/Ereinion

Aegnor/Ambaráto/Aikanáro

Galadriel/Artanis/Nerwen/Alatáriel

- Celebrían

- - Arwen/none/none/Undomiel

OTHER Elven CHARACTERS:

None/Findis/unknown/none/none

Lalwen/Irimë/Lalwendë/Írien/none

Glorfindel/Laurefindil

Elu Thingol/Elwë/none/Singolo

Lúthien/none/none/Tinuviel

Beleg/none/none/Cúthalion

MANNISH CHARACTERS:

Túrin/Neithan/Gorthol/Mormegil/Agarwaen/Thurin/Adanedhel/Turambar/Blacksword

Húrin Thalion/Úmarth

Morwen/Eledhwen

Niënor/Níniel

Urwen/Lalaith

Aragorn/Strider/Telcontar/Estel/Thorongil/Elessar/The Elfstone/The Dúnedan