Pronunciation of Glorfindel

[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.

[Otaku-sempai]

Not sure. Either GLOR-fin-del or glor-FIN-del.

[Mytholder]

glor-FIN-del is how I say it.

[Glorelendil]

GLOR-fin-del

My mouth won't do that. If I put the accent on GLOR then the F slips in with it.

[zedturtle]

glor-FIN-del is how I say it.

Me too.

[Falenthal]

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.

[Rich H]

glor-FIN-del is how I say it.

Me too.

Me three.

[Glorelendil]

There should be a vowel in between the r and f in that case.

[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.

[zedturtle]

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.