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Pronunciation of Glorfindel
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 6:06 pm
by Glorelendil
GLORF-in / dell
or
glor / FIN-dell
I've always tried to separate the R and F, but it just occurred to me that the word is easier to say if you blend the consonants. That said, "Glorf" is not a pretty syllable. It sounds more Dwarven than Elven.
Re: Pronunciation of Glorfindel
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:02 pm
by Otaku-sempai
Not sure. Either GLOR-fin-del or glor-FIN-del.
Re: Pronunciation of Glorfindel
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:04 pm
by Mytholder
glor-FIN-del is how I say it.
Re: Pronunciation of Glorfindel
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:08 pm
by Glorelendil
Otaku-sempai wrote:GLOR-fin-del
My mouth won't do that. If I put the accent on GLOR then the F slips in with it.
Re: Pronunciation of Glorfindel
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:26 pm
by zedturtle
Mytholder wrote:glor-FIN-del is how I say it.
Me too.
Re: Pronunciation of Glorfindel
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:33 pm
by Falenthal
zedturtle wrote:Mytholder wrote:glor-FIN-del is how I say it.
Me too.
That's how we say it in Spain, too. Not sure if that's a good sign, though.
Re: Pronunciation of Glorfindel
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:29 pm
by Rich H
zedturtle wrote:Mytholder wrote:glor-FIN-del is how I say it.
Me too.
Me three.
Re: Pronunciation of Glorfindel
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:50 pm
by Glorelendil
There should be a vowel in between the r and f in that case.
Re: Pronunciation of Glorfindel
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:54 pm
by Rich H
If I'm not mistaken, I believe it's also how they pronounced it in the BBC radio play so, even if I'm wrong, I feel like I'm in pretty good company.
Re: Pronunciation of Glorfindel
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:26 pm
by zedturtle
Glorelendil wrote:There should be a vowel in between the r and f in that case.
Actually, no. From
Appendix E:
R represents a trilled
r in all positions; the sound was not lost before consonants (as in English
part)...
So glor-FIN-del might be right (stress on the last syllable but one), and GLOR-fin-del might be passable, depending on how you interpret the 'nd' element. We imagine his name is from Quenya, and the 'nd' has not been converted to 'nn' as it might be in a common word in Sindarin.
That means the most accurate pronunciation might be glor-FIND-el, with the FIND element rhyming with 'rend' and not 'mind'. But that's a bit hard to pronounce.