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straight_face · 03-21-2003, 06:41 PM

How is Aragorn truly pronounced? I pronounce it "Air-a-gorn" and some pronounce it "Arr-a-gorn". Who's right?

Silverleaf · 03-21-2003, 06:42 PM

probly how they say it in the movie...

Pimpernel · 03-21-2003, 07:19 PM

You know what I cant stand? When people cant tell the difference between Saruman and Sauron!!!

On St. Patrick's day, I put a sign on my back that said:

Quote:

World's tallest leprechaun (well, actually, I'm a hobbit, but close enough!)

People kept asking me 'are hobbits the little people in that weird movie?' 'oh yah, that was a good movie!' I kept asking people if they'd read the books and half of them said they didnt even know there were books! grrr....

straight_face · 03-21-2003, 07:56 PM

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Originally posted by Silverleaf
probly how they say it in the movie...

How do they say it in the movie?

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-21-2003, 07:58 PM

My best guess would be "Ahr-ah-gorn".

Christiana · 03-21-2003, 09:43 PM

Air-a-gorn(first a is long)

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-21-2003, 09:53 PM

And how do you know that is how it is meant to be pronounced?

Lady_of_the_Golden_Wood · 03-21-2003, 10:15 PM

Yah, I thought that was how it was pronounced?

My friends and or friend's friends frusturate me when they go on Entmoot and hate J.R.R Tolkien's works.

THE GM FORUM IS NOT ALL, GO ON A CHATROOM FOR ALL THAT'S WORTH. They won't read this 'cause they don't go on the Middle Earth/Tolkien/P.J forums anyway.

Linaewen · 03-22-2003, 01:21 AM

Well, this isn't about friends getting things wrong, but what the heck. This radio show said something about hobbits coming from MORDOR!! I didn't know how to contact the station to COMPLAIN so i just relied on other Tolkien fans. Fortunately, someone told them (apparently at the risk of sounding like a nerd) that they come from the Shire. I was in the middle of serving customers at work, but i cracked up laughing anyway. GO you Tolkien fans who must correct error (like me)!!!!!!!

Lady_of_the_Golden_Wood · 03-22-2003, 01:43 AM

Now that's a screw-up.

Hobbits... from Mordor?

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-22-2003, 01:44 AM

Hey, at least Sauron isn't an Elf.

Lady_of_the_Golden_Wood · 03-22-2003, 01:47 AM

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Originally posted by Gwaimir Windgem
Hey, at least Sauron isn't an Elf.

*faints*

Linaewen · 03-22-2003, 02:32 AM

What about Sauron as a dwarf or hobbit? *shudders*
The Dark Lord of Mordor- midget with hairy feet?

***azalea*** · 03-22-2003, 02:26 PM

That would be funny.

I believe that saying "Ahr-ah-gorn" is the correct way. "Air-uh-gorn" is an Americanized way of saying it, I guess.

Elf Girl · 03-22-2003, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Linaewen
What about Sauron as a dwarf or hobbit? *shudders*
The Dark Lord of Mordor- midget with hairy feet?

*gags*

Elvedans · 03-22-2003, 04:41 PM

Aragorn is pronounced exactly how it is spelt. A-ra-gorn. Not Ay-ra-gorn or Air-ra-gorn.

straight_face · 03-22-2003, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gwaimir Windgem
Hey, at least Sauron isn't an Elf.

Sauron, being a Maia, is as close as an Elf as you can get, really.

Elf Girl · 03-22-2003, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elvedans
Aragorn is pronounced exactly how it is spelt. A-ra-gorn. Not Ay-ra-gorn or Air-ra-gorn.

Could you elaborate? Is the A short or long?

***azalea*** · 03-22-2003, 11:20 PM

Short. But what does a British short a sound like? In the US we say Apple, aaa, not ahpple. Oh, this is so interesting!

I love pronunciation discussions.

elvendrummer87 · 03-24-2003, 07:43 PM

i've always said aa-ra-gorn but i guess it would be different in the uk wouldn't it?interesting
people around here are so tolkien-illiterate that they don't even make mistakes on the names- they just don't know them! not forgewt-just never heard them! not even frodo!!!

03-21-2003, 06:41 PM	#81
straight_face Enting Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angband Posts: 91	??? How is Aragorn truly pronounced? I pronounce it "Air-a-gorn" and some pronounce it "Arr-a-gorn". Who's right? __________________ 'There was no need. He halted just by us and looked down at us. "Gandalf!" I said at last, but my voice was only a whisper. Did he say: "Hullo, Pippin! This is a pleasant surprise!" No, indeed! He said: "Get up, you tom-fool of a Took! Where, in the name of wonder, in all this ruin is Treebeard? I want him. Quick!"' 'What are we going to do now then?' asked Pippin, undaunted by the wizard's bristling brows. "Knock on the door with your head, Peregrin Took,' said Gandalf. 'But if that does not shatter them, and I am allowed a little peace from foolish questions, I will seek for the opening words.' 'Fool of a Took!' he growled. 'This is a serious journey, not a hobbit walking-party. Throw yourself in next time, and then you will be no further nuisance. Now be quiet!'

03-21-2003, 06:42 PM	#82
Silverleaf Hobbit Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 29	probly how they say it in the movie... __________________ May it be an evening star Shines down upon you May it be when darkness falls Your heart will be true You walk a lonely road Oh! How are you are from home Mornie utulie Believe and you will find your way Mornie alantie A promise lives within you now May it be shadows call Will fly away May it be your journey on To light the day When the night is overcome You may rise to find the sun Mornie utulie Believe and you will find your way Mornie alantie A promise lives within you now A promise lives within you now

03-21-2003, 07:58 PM	#85
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	My best guess would be "Ahr-ah-gorn". __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-21-2003, 09:43 PM	#86
Christiana Elf Lord Join Date: May 2002 Location: Searching desperately for a swan boat to take to Valinor Posts: 1,231	Air-a-gorn(first a is long) __________________ I take full responsibility for my actions, except for those that are somebody else's fault Having someone to blame is nearly as good as having a solution to the problem Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you habe their shoes. ~Frieda Norris

03-21-2003, 09:53 PM	#87
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	And how do you know that is how it is meant to be pronounced? __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-21-2003, 10:15 PM	#88
Lady_of_the_Golden_Wood The Precious Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glasgow Posts: 204	Yah, I thought that was how it was pronounced? My friends and or friend's friends frusturate me when they go on Entmoot and hate J.R.R Tolkien's works. THE GM FORUM IS NOT ALL, GO ON A CHATROOM FOR ALL THAT'S WORTH. They won't read this 'cause they don't go on the Middle Earth/Tolkien/P.J forums anyway. __________________ was holding on hanging by a thread clinging to three words you said but words are meaningless in your absence.

03-22-2003, 01:21 AM	#89
Linaewen Fair Dinkum Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,319	Well, this isn't about friends getting things wrong, but what the heck. This radio show said something about hobbits coming from MORDOR!! I didn't know how to contact the station to COMPLAIN so i just relied on other Tolkien fans. Fortunately, someone told them (apparently at the risk of sounding like a nerd) that they come from the Shire. I was in the middle of serving customers at work, but i cracked up laughing anyway. GO you Tolkien fans who must correct error (like me)!!!!!!!

03-22-2003, 01:43 AM	#90
Lady_of_the_Golden_Wood The Precious Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glasgow Posts: 204	Now that's a screw-up. Hobbits... from Mordor? __________________ was holding on hanging by a thread clinging to three words you said but words are meaningless in your absence.

03-22-2003, 01:44 AM	#91
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Hey, at least Sauron isn't an Elf. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-22-2003, 02:32 AM	#93
Linaewen Fair Dinkum Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,319	What about Sauron as a dwarf or hobbit? shudders The Dark Lord of Mordor- midget with hairy feet?

03-22-2003, 02:26 PM	#94
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	That would be funny. I believe that saying "Ahr-ah-gorn" is the correct way. "Air-uh-gorn" is an Americanized way of saying it, I guess.

03-22-2003, 04:41 PM	#96
Elvedans Diamond Of The Night Sky Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Old London Town (Well somewhere near there) Posts: 366	Aragorn is pronounced exactly how it is spelt. A-ra-gorn. Not Ay-ra-gorn or Air-ra-gorn. __________________ I see a little silhouetto of a man. Scaramouche scaramouche will you do the fandango? Thunderbolts and Lightning, very very frightening me!

03-22-2003, 11:20 PM	#99
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	Short. But what does a British short a sound like? In the US we say Apple, aaa, not ahpple. Oh, this is so interesting! I love pronunciation discussions.

03-24-2003, 07:43 PM	#100
elvendrummer87 Enting Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: new jersey Posts: 80	i've always said aa-ra-gorn but i guess it would be different in the uk wouldn't it?interesting people around here are so tolkien-illiterate that they don't even make mistakes on the names- they just don't know them! not forgewt-just never heard them! not even frodo!!!

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