The Picard Maneuver to Lord of the [email protected]English • 5 months agoTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.imagemessage-square29arrow-up1647arrow-down113
arrow-up1634arrow-down1imageTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.The Picard Maneuver to Lord of the [email protected]English • 5 months agomessage-square29
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish88•5 months agoNah, it’s literally an old english word for elephant. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oliphaunt#English
minus-square@Stamau123linkEnglish10•5 months agoLike how lob is an old name for spider. Shelob is just ‘she-spider’ or spider lady
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•5 months agoThere is a new version for the Hobbit in spanish, ilustrated and annotated that explains it this way
Nah, it’s literally an old english word for elephant.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oliphaunt#English
Like how lob is an old name for spider. Shelob is just ‘she-spider’ or spider lady
There is a new version for the Hobbit in spanish, ilustrated and annotated that explains it this way