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Yavanie
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NO such thing as stupid questions and the great thing about the forums is - it's not a bother. If someone wants to help they will jump in with just the info you need and probably a wealth of more info. This is what it's all about. Ask and you shall certainly receive!!
I'll let those with the real knowledge weigh in now!
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SpaceWeavil
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Bear in Sindarin is either 'Brôg' or 'Medli' You can also have 'Medlin', which is 'honey-eater' or 'bear-like'
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melissaofaharon
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:48 am Post subject: |
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Thank you Space.  It helps in my characterization some.
Now I just hope I can remember the lineage of enough people so that I can have a dark haired Horse Lord. (Who in RL, despises horses with a great affinity. *giggle*)
Now if anyone can point me in the direction of learning Rohorric, I would be most pleased. I feel like a lost kid in a huge library...
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ghettoelleth
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Mel, word of advice. Get a good beta willing to hold your hand and start writing. Or...
You can grow up to be like me and research each and every line until every ounce of life is sucked from your brain only to find out later, after posting, that DAMMIT, The moon rose in the west at the crossing of the Helcaraxe, Turgon turned and faced to the WEST!
Its enough to make you wanna stab yourself with a pencil. 
These are the little details that makes life worth living for Inglor, but no one, unless they're a real idiot, is going to call you out in public and make a spectacle of you. They'll quietly p.m. you about your slight mistake and life will go on. So write, child, write like the wind and just make sure you get a beta who likes you a little bit.
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NeumeIndil
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For Rohirric, search Old English and the Ardalambion site I linked a few (dozen?) postings ago (see "various mannish tongues"). I'm willing to try to field questions and such to get you going, but I'm not great with the language part of it.
As for getting a dark haired Horse Lord, he could either be part Gondorian or part Dunlending, both peoples w/ dominantly dark hair who lived near Rohan. Personally, I'd go w/ the Dunlending since there is more opportunity for personal conflict. The Dunlendings were on-again/off-again adversaries of the Riders in the northern parts of the Mark, so if this Rider has, say a Dunlending or half-Dunlending mother, he could well be throwing spears at distant cousins to make a living. There could also be an element of prejudice against him since he's not the light eyed blond one usually expects to see in Rohan.
Feel free to email or PM me if you think I could be of help.
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melissaofaharon
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Thanks for the advice, one and all. My own dark haired horse lord has me confused at the moment, and RL is barging in as usual. Just so y'all know, I write down the advice and story idea snippets and keep them filed away.
Yay it is almost lunch time. (Thank God.)
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inglor
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| ghettoelleth wrote: | You can grow up to be like me and research each and every line until every ounce of life is sucked from your brain only to find out later, after posting, that DAMMIT, The moon rose in the west at the crossing of the Helcaraxe, Turgon turned and faced to the WEST!
Its enough to make you wanna stab yourself with a pencil.
These are the little details that makes life worth living for Inglor, but no one, unless they're a real idiot, is going to call you out in public and make a spectacle of you. They'll quietly p.m. you about your slight mistake and life will go on. So write, child, write like the wind and just make sure you get a beta who likes you a little bit. |
I always did find that little tidbit odd 
And no most of us canonazis won't call you out on canon issues, unless it is a doosy, like Arwen being blonde or something equally egregious. But there is always room for interpretation...
Like Balrog wings 
Just do what the crazy lady sez: write and find a beta, and find a beta, and did I mention find a beta? They can make up for LOTS of short comings.
99.5% of the 3,4,5 star writing here has a good beta behind it, the other 0.5% are just gracing us with their presence.
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Rhapsody
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| inglor wrote: |
And no most of us canonazis won't call you out on canon issues, unless it is a doosy, like Arwen being blonde or something equally egregious. But there is always room for interpretation... |
Well you know what fun plotbunnies might be: Arwen colouring her hair blonde, or Haldir wakes up one morning and  his hair is dark all of a sudden... what happened? An elfing prank? Or an elleth who wanted to get back at him or..?
Even canon, one line from the Silmarillion can give you a heck of a plotbunny. So soar on those winds, write first, ask a beta for advise and enjoy yourself!
| inglor wrote: |
Just do what the crazy lady sez: write and find a beta, and find a beta, and did I mention find a beta? They can make up for LOTS of short comings. |
The Beta pool <- a good place to start.
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