The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 5 months agoTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1637arrow-down114
arrow-up1623arrow-down1external-linkTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·5 months agoWeird common human slang names for Fangorn and Orodruin/Amon Amarth
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·5 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)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoThat explains why “Cry of the Black Birds” was on the official soundtrack.
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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