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04-29-2003, 09:15 PM | #1 |
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Thorongil - What's in it?
As we all know Aragorn had a plethora of names. Twelve in all. I had a question about one of them, Thorongil. The one Aragorn used when he served in the Gondorian army. Does anyone know what that means or the epistomology of it. Thanks
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04-29-2003, 10:27 PM | #2 |
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It means the Eagle of the Star. Thoron-, like in Thorondor, means 'eagle.' gil, like in Gil-galad, means 'star.'
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04-29-2003, 10:30 PM | #3 | |
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This is from the Encyclopaedia of Arda:
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The complicated and rather mythical meaning which was in all likelihood known to few, was probably also good for his mysterious persona; a wise man (metaphorically from the West) who did great things and asked for nothing, and revealed little about himself. |
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04-30-2003, 01:35 AM | #4 |
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Well met, annuncollion!
I don't want to be horribly picky, but, epistemology is a branch of philosophy that deals with knowledge, the foundations and limits of the human understanding. I think you meant etymology which deals with the history and evolution of words. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Sophia
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04-30-2003, 08:43 AM | #5 |
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Personally I'm always confusing Etymology with Entymology, the study of bugs! Spelling is not my strong suit [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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04-30-2003, 03:43 PM | #6 | |
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04-30-2003, 09:33 PM | #7 |
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Yes, but onomastics is hardly a word that's easily confused with epistemology. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Which is why I thought we were probably referring to etymology, which while maybe not the most specific technical term, is a lot closer than the study of human understanding. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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