Anyone familiar with a Lassaraukar? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Losthuniel · 07-17-2002, 07:17 PM

as ik was browsing through some LotR sites, i came across Cabed en Aras. There are some intersting articles on that site, dealing with creatures, supposedly from Tolkien's works. List includes: Lassaraukar, the Dindae of Nan Guldin,The Demons of Aglarond, Lesh-Y of the Court of Ardor, Mourfuin,the Lord Demon of Ardor , Razarac, The Winds of Taurang
the thing is, i have never come across any of these in my reading. Were they actually created by Tolkien, or did the author of the page pull it out of his own head?

[ July 17, 2002: Message edited by: Losthuniel ]

Evenstar1 · 07-17-2002, 07:52 PM

Never heard of any of those "creatures," and some of those names don't even sound "Tolkienesque!" (Albeit I am NOT the CTE -- Chief Tolkien Expert -- here.) But really: "Lesh-Y?" "Mourfuin?" Sounds Fish-Y to me.

Losthuniel · 07-17-2002, 07:54 PM

Mourfuin sounds like Morfuin which means black Night (i used that name in a fanfic, a while ago)

Evenstar1 · 07-17-2002, 08:17 PM

Maybe "Mourfuin" is a typo?

Birdland · 07-17-2002, 08:24 PM

Losthuniel - I always say: when in doubt, ask Google.com! I entered one of the creature names in the search engine, and the results all lead to pages having to do with Tolkien role-playing card games.

Even better, all the results were in foreign languages, which meant I got to use the Google translator. The literal translations are worth the price of admission. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Bottom line though: these creatures all appear to be in a Tolkien-based card game, possibly published in Europe only.

Losthuniel · 07-18-2002, 08:59 AM

ohhhh! thank you for clearing that up, Birdland. It makes sense now.

07-17-2002, 07:17 PM	#1
Losthuniel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Helcaraxë- aka Canada Posts: 261	Anyone familiar with a Lassaraukar? as ik was browsing through some LotR sites, i came across Cabed en Aras. There are some intersting articles on that site, dealing with creatures, supposedly from Tolkien's works. List includes: Lassaraukar, the Dindae of Nan Guldin,The Demons of Aglarond, Lesh-Y of the Court of Ardor, Mourfuin,the Lord Demon of Ardor , Razarac, The Winds of Taurang the thing is, i have never come across any of these in my reading. Were they actually created by Tolkien, or did the author of the page pull it out of his own head? [ July 17, 2002: Message edited by: Losthuniel ] __________________ ~* Losthuniel "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" Puck, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Abhorsen's House -- Lirael/Sabriel fanboard

07-17-2002, 07:52 PM	#2
Evenstar1 Wight Join Date: May 2002 Location: Colorado (just east of the Misty Mts.) Posts: 111	Never heard of any of those "creatures," and some of those names don't even sound "Tolkienesque!" (Albeit I am NOT the CTE -- Chief Tolkien Expert -- here.) But really: "Lesh-Y?" "Mourfuin?" Sounds Fish-Y to me. __________________ - Eve

07-17-2002, 07:54 PM	#3
Losthuniel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Helcaraxë- aka Canada Posts: 261	Mourfuin sounds like Morfuin which means black Night (i used that name in a fanfic, a while ago) __________________ ~* Losthuniel "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" Puck, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Abhorsen's House -- Lirael/Sabriel fanboard

07-17-2002, 08:17 PM	#4
Evenstar1 Wight Join Date: May 2002 Location: Colorado (just east of the Misty Mts.) Posts: 111	Maybe "Mourfuin" is a typo? __________________ - Eve

07-18-2002, 08:59 AM	#6
Losthuniel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Helcaraxë- aka Canada Posts: 261	ohhhh! thank you for clearing that up, Birdland. It makes sense now. __________________ ~* Losthuniel "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" Puck, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Abhorsen's House -- Lirael/Sabriel fanboard

07-17-2002, 08:24 PM	#5
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Losthuniel - I always say: when in doubt, ask Google.com! I entered one of the creature names in the search engine, and the results all lead to pages having to do with Tolkien role-playing card games. Even better, all the results were in foreign languages, which meant I got to use the Google translator. The literal translations are worth the price of admission. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Bottom line though: these creatures all appear to be in a Tolkien-based card game, possibly published in Europe only.