• Theoden King and other tautologies

  • Kassie: I was amused to find the exact phrase "the lord of the rings" in Beowulf the other day
  • Kassie: I mean, it is specifically talking about rings of chainmail but the words are right there
  • Kassie: "hringa thengel"! It is in the bit I quoted on tumblr the other day actually
  • Kassie: I knew "Theoden" meant "lord"
  • Kassie: but also
  • Kassie: "Edoras" means "buildings"
  • Kassie: "Mearas" means "horses"
  • Em: lololol
  • Kassie: "Ent" means "giant/barbarian (?)"
  • Kassie: etc
  • Em: you do find yourself wondering how the Rohirrim name things
  • Em: 'This is our capital! We call it... Buildings.'
  • Kassie: hsdgfg yes
  • Em: 'And these are our magic horses! We call them Horses.'
  • Kassie: "Here is our king, his name is King."
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