10-27-2005, 05:01 PM | #921 |
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I've tried Cirth, yes, but I knew the futhark (the nordic runes) first, and the two don't line up. So I get confused. I do mean to get better at Cirth, though.
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10-27-2005, 05:03 PM | #922 |
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*reads the Tengwar question*
Sorry, LittleAdanel But dads have a lot to worry about ... I hope you can get the books soon. In the meantime, enjoy the pens! *gives a dirty look to her unuseable scanner*
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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10-27-2005, 08:57 PM | #924 |
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I can't translate Cirth without a book...there's just so many, and they don't follow a nice regular pattern like the Tengwar. I like the Tengwar.
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And now a couple of linksess... I started using Angerthas by writing this down many-many times, I still got them in my fingers Angerthas for Eärniel - thankee for the hug And I take back what I said, cuz today I checked Angerthas, and there are signs for the vowels I'm always missing (ö and ü). But that friggin' consonant is nowhere to be seen. (We write it as c, and it sounds the same as the z in German Zeit, for example.) And here comes something in Tengwar, again It's a bit long, and when I'm writing this much, I always feel like messing it up... Anyway, it's an ancient Irish hymn, at least so my photocopy says. I really dunno where I got it from, most likely some high-school stuff from English lessons. But it's beautiful, IMO. Edit: anyway, here it is... so you know what you see.
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So, my bro & me are travelling to the town where our aunt lives, to spend this weekend with her. And on Monday I don't come straight home, but go to see my doctor in the capital (which means MANY good bookstores as well). And granny gave extra pocket money to both of us. *conversation with dad* Me: " ... I thought that if I can find Tolkien books, I might buy one or two... and since granny gave us pocket money, I'd buy it from that, is it OK that way?" Dad: "Of course it is." Me: "THANK you. * * " And as you could see in the post above, I definitely enjoy my pens And I'm working on my Hungarian Tengwar as well. I've already decided on the two Tehtar for ö and ü, but for the c consonant I don't have a clue... There are some unused Tengwar, but I don't know which one to pick without ending up being totally illogical.
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10-28-2005, 02:23 PM | #927 |
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That's beautiful, Littleadanel! And I love that hymn - one of my all-time favorites. It has a beautiful and unique melody, too, IMO.
For the "c", if it sounds the same as the German Z in "zeit", can't you just use the z symbol? (#31 or #32) It's one of my favorites to write, too I'm glad the book problem is solved, and I hope you can get Morgoth's Ring!! Have fun shopping
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
10-28-2005, 02:42 PM | #928 |
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*popping in for a quick post while waiting for bro to get finished in the bathroom*
Well, we have both a z sound and this c sound, being different, so I already use the z-tengwar... Maybe I'll make up a new one hmm, a curly one like the z-tengwa, yet a bit different from that... *enjoys pondering over Tengwar shapes* Anyway, gotta go gotta go... Looking forward to a great weekend
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10-28-2005, 05:19 PM | #929 |
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Maybe the z-tengwa with a modifier stroke on it? Is your "C" sound more airy than the "Z" sound, kind of like the German "CH" sound?
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengwar I was wondering if I could download a tengwar font from somewhere. The suggestions in this article are very confusing.
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Back at home... my own bed to sleep in internet access and the end of autumn break the day after tomorrow
And HoME books are much more expensive than I remembered I thought I could buy two, but I could afford only one. Anyway, that one is Morgoth's Ring Quote:
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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True s'ppose I'll do that.
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Hmm, well, I wrote much in these days, but mostly Hungarian texts... I won't bother you with those I just loved writing poems from LOTR - it brought back the feeling of Christmas 2001 when I read it for the first time, and it was so beautiful I just had to try & learn some by heart. And I still remember them
Anyway, there are some English ones, too - one in Tengwar, one in Angerthas - the poem about the Istari from the Unfinished Tales, and the ending verse of Gimli's song in Moria.
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Cool!
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Thankee It seems finally I learned how to write in straight lines
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LOL! I have yet to learn that .
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That's why *cough* some of us use lined paper instead.
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Ohh, it would be too easy that way
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