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'''Arcastar''' is the [[Quenya]] rendition of the surname [[Tolkien]] (German ''tollkühn''
'''Arcastar''' (pron. {{IPA|[arˈkastar]}}) is the [[Quenya]] rendition of the surname [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] (German ''Tollkühn'' "foolhardy, reckless, desperately brave, rushbold").
"foolhardy, reckless, desperately brave, rushbold")


He 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.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=72920|articlename=Valuable Print Books and Manuscripts|dated=20 November 2008|website=Tolkienbook.net|accessed=23 September 2014}}</ref>
==Etymology==
The first element seems to be related to the word ''[[arauca]]'' "swift, rushed" or from the [[root]] (A-[[RAK]]).


The second element must be from stem [[STAR]] "stiff, hard"
==See also==
[[category:Quenya names]]
 
*[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/lambengolmor/conversations/topics/932 Lambengolmor discussion]
 
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Revision as of 14:14, 18 November 2016

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Valuable Print Books and Manuscripts" dated 20 November 2008, Tolkienbook.net (accessed 23 September 2014)