The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 months agoTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1641arrow-down114
arrow-up1627arrow-down1imageTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squaresynae[he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53arrow-down1·2 months agoHow about this really old talking tree guy? Treebeard! And the huge volcano mountain that is the source of the evil artifact? Mount Doom, naturally
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·2 months agoWeird common human slang names for Fangorn and Orodruin/Amon Amarth
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·2 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-up2·2 months agoThat explains why “Cry of the Black Birds” was on the official soundtrack.
minus-squareall-knight-party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months agoAbout to name my next child Humanbeard
How about this really old talking tree guy?
Treebeard!
And the huge volcano mountain that is the source of the evil artifact?
Mount Doom, naturally
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.
?
About to name my next child Humanbeard