The Picard Maneuver to Lord of the [email protected]English • 3 months agoTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.imagemessage-square29arrow-up1644arrow-down113
arrow-up1631arrow-down1imageTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.The Picard Maneuver to Lord of the [email protected]English • 3 months agomessage-square29
minus-squaresynae[he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish53•3 months 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]linkfedilinkEnglish38•3 months agoWeird common human slang names for Fangorn and Orodruin/Amon Amarth
minus-square@samus12345linkEnglish32•3 months agoHuman: “‘Treebeard’? What a plain-sounding name. Ooh, ‘Fangorn’ sounds exotic!” Elf: “‘Fangorn’? What a plain-sounding name. Ooh, ‘Treebeard’ sounds exotic!”
minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)linkfedilinkEnglish2•3 months agoThat explains why “Cry of the Black Birds” was on the official soundtrack.
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