The Picard Maneuver to Lord of the [email protected]English • 2 days agoTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1616arrow-down114
arrow-up1602arrow-down1imageTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver to Lord of the [email protected]English • 2 days agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-square@AurenkinlinkEnglish111•2 days agoWhat should we call this being so powerful and mysterious as to be completely unaffected by the one ring? Tom
minus-squaresynae[he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish49•2 days agoHow about this really old talking tree guy? Treebeard! And the huge volcano mountain that is the source of the evil artifact? Mount Doom, naturally
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish34•2 days agoWeird common human slang names for Fangorn and Orodruin/Amon Amarth
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish29•2 days agoHuman: “‘Treebeard’? What a plain-sounding name. Ooh, ‘Fangorn’ sounds exotic!” Elf: “‘Fangorn’? What a plain-sounding name. Ooh, ‘Treebeard’ sounds exotic!”
minus-squareRose ThornelinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days agoThat explains why “Cry of the Black Birds” was on the official soundtrack.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish32•2 days agoTo be fair, he has other, more exotic-sounding names. Tom Bombadil is the name the hobbits gave him.
What should we call this being so powerful and mysterious as to be completely unaffected by the one ring?
Tom
How about this really old talking tree guy?
Treebeard!
And the huge volcano mountain that is the source of the evil artifact?
Mount Doom, naturally
Weird common human slang names for Fangorn and Orodruin/Amon Amarth
Human: “‘Treebeard’? What a plain-sounding name. Ooh, ‘Fangorn’ sounds exotic!”
Elf: “‘Fangorn’? What a plain-sounding name. Ooh, ‘Treebeard’ sounds exotic!”
That explains why “Cry of the Black Birds” was on the official soundtrack.
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About to name my next child Humanbeard
To be fair, he has other, more exotic-sounding names. Tom Bombadil is the name the hobbits gave him.