A Sense of History: Straight Road
The next in a series of articles about ships passing to and from the West, Simon uses "The Fall of Númenor" to attempt to arrive at Tolkien's reading of the exordium to "Beowulf."
Why the "sound taste" of a name is often more important than the meaning when naming original characters.
So you need an Elvish name for your OC? This article gives tips and strategies for coming up with believable names that sound good.
An investigation of the meaning of some of Tolkien's more elusive Elvish names.