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[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] signed as ''Arcastar [[Mondósar]]esse'' "Tolkien in Oxford" in a [[1968]] letter to the producer of the BBC documentary. | [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] signed as ''Arcastar [[Mondósar]]esse'' "Tolkien in Oxford" in a [[1968]] letter to the producer of the BBC documentary. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The first element seems to be related to the word ''[[arauca]]'' "swift, rushed" or from the [[ | The first element seems to be related to the word ''[[arauca]]'' "swift, rushed" or from the [[Sundocarmë|Root]] (A-[[RAK]]). | ||
The second element which can be either *''astar'' or *''star'' must be from stem [[STAR]] "stiff, hard" | The second element which can be either *''astar'' or *''star'' must be from stem [[STAR]] "stiff, hard" | ||
[[category:Quenya names]] | [[category:Quenya names]] | ||
Revision as of 15:38, 3 July 2010
Arcastar (pron. [arˈkastar]) is the Quenya rendition of the surname Tolkien (German Tollkühn "foolhardy, reckless, desperately brave, rushbold")
J.R.R. Tolkien signed as Arcastar Mondósaresse "Tolkien in Oxford" in a 1968 letter to the producer of the BBC documentary.
Etymology
The first element seems to be related to the word arauca "swift, rushed" or from the Root (A-RAK).
The second element which can be either *astar or *star must be from stem STAR "stiff, hard"
