September 21, 2002

Éowyn Pronunciation
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Just to add, remember that Éomer, Théoden ... are not Sindarin forms but Anglo-Saxon. Tolkien gives an example in the Appendices of how to pronounce the diphthong ... or one can listen to JRRT himself read them on tape ... or maybe consult an Anglo-Saxon reader or dictionary. Éowyn means "horse-joy" incidently, and since it's Anglo-Saxon not actual Rohirric it therefore 'represents' an actual Rohirric name.