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The Tolkienotheca
Studies in Tolkiennymy;
or Searching for the Origins of Elvo-Indo-European in Tolkien’s Elvish Lexicon; With an Addendum to Tolkien and Sanskrit,
and a Lexicon of Elvish Month Names

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Iter Tolkienensis Cover

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Contents

  • Preface
  • Author’s Foreword
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Definitions
Part I: Addendum to Tolkien and Sanskrit
  • Sanskrit in Tolkien’s Environment
  • The Two Trees
  • Amalion
  • The Three Faces of Éowyn
  • Frodo and Buddha
  • Manwë
  • Tolkien and Theosophy?
  • aka Mānasaputra (Sanskrit: Mind-born Son)
    • Originally published in Beyond Bree, October 2019
  • Morgoth
  • The Solar and Lunar Dynasties
    • Bharata
  • Elwing
  • Melian — Lúthien — Nimloth — Elwing
  • Silmaril — Ælfwine’s Gloss
Part II: A Change of Scene
  • Proto-Indo-European Cultural Connections with Europe
    • Originally published in Tolkien and Sanskrit
  • The Irishness of Middle-earth
    • Parts of this were originally published in Beyond Bree, July 2019
    • Íverind (Ireland)
    • Elvish Words with Irish Cognates
    • Irish Grammar
    • Irish Orthography
    • Tir-na-n’Og (The Land of Youth)
    • Dorwinion
    • Irish Terms for Kings
    • King of Tara
    • North vs. South and the ‘Calendar’ Word Lithe
    • Gondor
    • Helm Hammerhand
    • Belfalas
    • Côf Belfalas
    • Anfalas
    • Anduin
    • Geography vs. Linguistic Landscape
  • Gaerys
  • Ô (The Sea)
  • Sauron
  • A Spider’s Sting?
  • Tolkien’s She Spiders
Part III: Lexicon of Elvish Month Names
  • Introduction
  • Narvinyë
  • Nénimë
  • Súlimë
  • Víressë
  • Lótessë
  • Nárië
  • Cermië
  • Ûrimë
  • Yavannië
    • Originally published in Tolkien and Sanskrit
  • Narquelië
  • Hísimë
  • Ringarë
Appendices
  • A – Books from Tolkien’s Personal Library at Texas A&M University
  • B – The Tale of the Legendary Syamantaka
  • C – The French Republican Calendar
  • D – Signs of the Zodiac
  • E – Archaic German Month Names
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index
  • About the Author                                                                                
  • Includes maps, B&W illustrations, bibliographic references and index.
    Pagination: xliv + 308. Trade Paper $14.95.

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