b2mem | 5 Excellent Essays about Tolkien’s Elves

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Summary: 5 Excellent Essays about Tolkien’s Elves & 5 Excellent Essays about Tolkien’s Languages

5 Excellent Essays about Tolkien’s Elves
1.     Legolas of Mirkwood: Prince Among Equals by tinw: a fascinated and in-deept look at Legolas, who he is and what was his place among his people.
2.     The Wild, Wild Wood-elf West by Michael Martinez: a history of the Wood-elves.
3.     The Accidental King: Five Reasons Why Finarfin Deserves More Appreciation by Dawn Felagund: just what it says on the tin, but an excellent analysis of an often overlooked character.
4.     The Last Prince: Musings on Finarfin by avanti_90: another outstanding analysis of Finarfin’s character, because I love him.
5.     It’s All in the Family: The Finwëans by Michael Martinez: a history of the House of Finwë.

5 Excellent Essays about Tolkien’s Languages
1.     Name Calling: Group Identity and the Other among First Age Elves by Angelica: how the names used by the early Elves to identify themselves and others revel relationships between the different cultures.
2.     The Colors of Elvish: A Linguistic Exploration by Fiondil: explores the sociolinguistic implications of the color terms that Tolkien translated into Quenya and Sindarin.
3.     Twenty-Two Words You Never Thought Tolkien Would Provide by Darth Fingon: just what it says in the title, good for a laugh if nothing else.
4.     What is the Literal Translation of Úlairi? by Michael Martinez: an intriguing discussion about this debated word.
5.     How Many Languages Did J.R.R. Tolkien Invent for Middle-earth? by Michael Martinez: a good attempt to answer a question that probably doesn’t have an answer.