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''nazg'' was inspired by the Gaelic (Irish) word ''nasc'' (Scottish: ''nasg'' | ''nazg'' was inspired by the Gaelic (Irish) word ''nasc'' (Scottish: ''nasg''), also meaning ring.<ref>{{L|297}}</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 12</ref> | ||
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Nazg means "(finger-)ring" in the Black Speech.[1]
Etymology
It is perhaps derived from Valarin. There is the word Mâchananaškad , "Ring of Doom".[2]
Examples
Inspiration
nazg was inspired by the Gaelic (Irish) word nasc (Scottish: nasg), also meaning ring.[3][4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 11
- ↑ Theory by Anthony Appleyard
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 297, (dated August 1967)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 12
