The Picard Maneuver to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish • 3 months agoTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1646arrow-down114
arrow-up1632arrow-down1imageTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-square@FiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglish88•3 months agoNah, it’s literally an old english word for elephant. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oliphaunt#English
minus-square@Stamau123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish10•3 months agoLike how lob is an old name for spider. Shelob is just ‘she-spider’ or spider lady
minus-square@daisyKutter@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish8•3 months agoThere is a new version for the Hobbit in spanish, ilustrated and annotated that explains it this way
Nah, it’s literally an old english word for elephant.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oliphaunt#English
Like how lob is an old name for spider. Shelob is just ‘she-spider’ or spider lady
There is a new version for the Hobbit in spanish, ilustrated and annotated that explains it this way