Podcasts about Quenya

This week, we get into the weeds as we attempt something ambitious, only to spend the whole episode in and around Nan Elmoth with the story of Maeglin in Chapter XVI of the Quenta Silmarillion. Why is the suppression of language so important? How does Tolkien's essentialism change the way we understand this book? How much dramatic irony are we supposed to detect in the wisdom of our heroes?  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Join the Tolkien fandom and community — along with The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark — for the PPP's 10th annual Tolkien Reading Day, observed every March 25 in honor of the destruction of the Ring and the downfall of Barad-dûr. This year's theme, as chosen by the Tolkien Society, is Fellowship and Community — and not only do we have some incredible readings that showcase this year's them, the PPP is demonstrating its own fellowship by bringing in each of the co-hosts from the last two seasons! Matt stops the story of Beleg where it ought to have ended, Don sings a bath song, James prepares to say goodbye to Rivendell, Sara leaves the Quenya for Alan, and Shawn makes Alan feel at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Man of the West bids farewell to The Nerd of the Rings, as they welcome everyone's favorite ancient and military historian back to the PPP: Dr. Bret Devereaux, author of A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry returns to answer an absurd number of questions that Alan and Matt have come up with from their last ten episodes. We get our 40k references out of the way early, discover Bret doesn't read Old Norse, get an expert explanation of weregild, and have our eyes opened to Helm Hammerhand's missteps. We also discuss peace through Black Death, wonder what the Quenya would be for “It's all yours, buddy”, and lament the fact that the tales, they are so unfinished. Also, the emperor's name is spelled Pupienus, just to be clear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West for the last of his 8-week series on the names of the Valar and Maiar, as we discover the stories behind the names of Arien, Tirion, and many more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Steward of Gondor and the Lord of the Éothéod swear oaths to one another; Alan and Matt simply try not to swear at one another. Join us as Eorl knows it's time to ‘show the way and leave today' in the fifth of our six episodes covering Cirion & Eorl. The Prince of Dol Amroth discovers the reason for the awe on the Hill of Awe, Eorl swears such an oath that we can only ever know the translation, and Cirion returns the favor by invoking the name of Eru for the first time in 2500 years. We wonder if Eorl's oath was in alliterative verse, speculate about when to celebrate Rohan Day, and agree that Cirion is highly underrated. Also, let's make Christmas carols in Quenya a thing. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/pony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Man of the West is in his happy place, reading the longest piece of Quenya text in The Lord of the Rings as we look at Galadriel's Lament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Stewardship of Gondor became hereditary as a kingship; should the PPP co-hosts follow suit? Join The Man of the West and The Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy on his last episode this season as the Stewards of Gondor harden their hearts against the return of a king, any king. Cirion looks for an answer, and decides to phone a friend; the Stewards keep Gondor the same, only the names will change; and Thorongil has good advice for Ecthelion. Alan finds another excuse to read Quenya, while Don looks for his copy of Parmesan Eggplant #17, and we realize we don't use “bereft” enough. Also, Mount Doom has a funny start button.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shall I describe it to you, or would you like Alan and Don to find you a map? Join The Man of the West and The Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts guy as Tolkien introduces us to his island paradise in the what-it-says-on-the-tin chapter, A Description of the Island of Númenor, from Unfinished Tales! We have fun with Quenya pronunciations, decide that it's best not to build the Meneltarma Visitor Center after all, and speculate that Eldalondë the Green smelled like a smoothie shop. Also, we stumble upon a great name for a rock band, make a joke about the… larch, and wisely choose not to laugh at dancing bears. Get 15% off your next gift at UNCOMMONGOODS.COM/PONY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom talks in trochaic tetrameter today, triggering a trend. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South in his last episode (this season) as we answer listener questions in our 27th Questions After Nightfall! From popular misconceptions about Tolkien to keeping Gandalf on-task, from the nature of hope to the nature of Gothmog, our listeners pose questions — often in limerick form! Alan looks for any excuse to read Quenya, and we decide Norman Fell would have made a good Gildor.

Stop and smell the Nísimaldar as The Man of the West dives into some word-nerdery from last season's read-through of Aldarion and Erendis. Any excuse to read Quenya, right?

It's the moment we've all been waiting for: The Return of… Ioreth. Join The Man of the West and The Shield-maiden of Rohan as Faramir tenders his resignation in our third episode on The Steward and the King. Ioreth educates her kinswoman, Faramir uses his Ask the Audience lifeline, and Aragorn gives Beregond a fright. We wonder why Dol Amroth harpers are the most skillful, agree that ‘never accept single combat with the Witch-king' is good advice, and relish some more beautiful Quenya. Also, we observe the difference between the Rod of the Stewards and Rod Stewart.

C'est dans ce genre de détails que l'on reconnaît l'immense talent de J.R.R. Tolkien, l'auteur de la trilogie de romans Le Seigneur des Anneaux. Il a été jusqu'à inventer plusieurs langues complexes, dont le quenya (prononcé "kouénia"), qu'il est possible d'entendre dans l'adaptation au cinéma de Peter Jackson. Découvrez cette envoûtante langue elfique dans ce nouvel épisode de Culture G. Bonne écoute

We finally learn just why the Halifirien is so hali, and why the Whispering Wood, uh, whispers. Get ready for some gorgeous Quenya as Cirion and Eorl speak their pinky promise.

Join The Man of the West for a deep dive into a beautiful Quenya oath that unexpectedly leads to a (very bad) idea for our next Christmas break.

The Man of the West combines the best of Carpenter and Garth to talk about Tolkien in 1912: from his wet and windy cavalry camp, to his discovery of a wine-cellar that intoxicated him… and led directly to the Quenya language.Be sure to visit John Garth's website at https://johngarth.co.uk to learn and read more about his incredible Tolkien work and scholarship. You can also buy Tolkien and the Great War on audiobook, narrated exceptionally well by John himself. I'm proud to support John's work and would ask you to please consider doing the same at http://bit.ly/48Rhbf1.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5854727/advertisement

Siamo tornati! In questo episodio verranno analizzati i sostantivi, gli articoli e le forme del plurale in Quenya. Fonte: http://ardalambion.immaginario.net/ardalambion/qcourse.htm Visita il nostro sito: https://lingueartificiali.it/

Word-nerd Wednesday sets a new record as The Man of the West looks at 10 words from last week's Silmarillion reading. Plus, bonus irony for Quenya words connected to language-slayer Thingol.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5854727/advertisement

The Man of the West concludes his time in Lórien by waving farewell to the Lord and Lady, and trying desperately to read Quenya like a boss. Diving into Tolkien's notes helps us understand Galadriel's Lament more deeply.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5854727/advertisement

Tonight we will continue our discussion of the Quenya, focusing on Tolkien's depiction of the dwarves.

The team continues north and stops at the Riverside inn. Check out our friends: RECKLESS ATTACK - https://www.recklessattack.com/episodes/ Also maybe enjoy Liberty: Vigilance - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5l58OFaD6dKjRLz99NYA0H Story by Travis Vengroff (Game Master) Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Production Assistance by Hem Cleveland Transcriptions by Travis Vengroff Mixing and Mastering by Marisa Ewing of Hemlock Creek Productions Cast: Balmur - Jeff Goldblum Narrator / Game Master - Travis Vengroff Father Sindri Westpike – Eyþór Viðarsson Rowena Granitepike – Hem Cleveland Squabbin - Dallas Hawthorn Freyna - Lauren Clare Rafaj - Daniel Muñoz Gil - Bee Apidae The Brommel - Andreas Somville Drunk Storyteller - Florian Seidler Human 1 - Travis Vengroff Music: (in order of appearance) Music Director - Travis Vengroff "Domain of the Nameless God" & "Theme of the Realmweaver"- Written, orchestrated, and performed by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, with Vocals by Aeralie Brighton, Hurdy-Gurdy & Hammered Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, and Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal "Journey From Ilmater's Hope", "Speed Dating Theme", & "Empty Hearts" – Arranged and Performed by Travis Vengroff with Cello by Sam Boase-Miller and stock media provided by avinograd/ Pond5, Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov "The Eternal War / Oiohta"- Written, orchestrated, and performed by Steven Melin, Orcehstrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen, Copyist Catherine Nguyen. Mixed by Steven Melin. Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal. Budapest Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring. Lyrics by Travis Vengroff, translated to Quenya by Röandil Dark Dice art by Allen Morris with lettering by Kessir Riliniki This is a Fool and Scholar Production. For early episodes and bonus content join us at: https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850 Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Hem Cleveland | The Lucky Die Podcast | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff Content Warnings: Alcohol Consumption (getting drunk), Animal Abuse (circus), Eating Disorder, Memory Loss, Reference to Torture, Slavery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Als gelernter Philologe begann J. R. R. Tolkien zuerst damit, eigene Kunstsprachen zu entwickeln, die er später in seine historische Kreation integrierte. Seinen beiden wichtigsten Sprachen sind Goldogrin, das Gnomische und Quenya, das Elbische.Hier findest du alle Infos und Rabatte!Der Podcast ist unter der Lizenz CC BY-SA 3.0 verfügbar.Der Artikel wurde redaktionell überarbeitet.Zum Artikel: Sprachen Produziert von Schønlein Media Cover-Artwork von Amadeus E. FronkTon & Schnitt von João Carlos Da Cruz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our old friend, Celeborn, makes an appearance, even if it's on a Second Age milk carton; Durin IV finds himself un-princed, and we hear some lovely Quenya from a tall Stranger in the Grove. James, Sara, and Alan discuss the seventh episode of The Rings of Power, but disagree on the nature of romantic meet-cutes. Isildur casts himself into the fire, Theo gets an actual sword (not just a hilt this time!), and Elrond makes an offer that Durin III can't refuse - except that he does. Also, Balrogs are light sleepers.

Dan & Paul chat about the state of languages in D&D and other fantasy RPGs. Tolkien was of the opinion that the invention of an artistic language in order to be convincing and pleasing must include not only the language's historical development, but also the history of its speakers, and especially the mythology associated with both the language and the speakers. It was this idea that an "Elvish language" must be associated with a complex history and mythology of the Elves that was at the core of the development of Tolkien's legendarium. Tolkien wrote in one of his letters -- "what I think is a primary 'fact' about my work, that it is all of a piece, and fundamentally linguistic in inspiration. … It is not a 'hobby', in the sense of something quite different from one's work, taken up as a relief-outlet. The invention of languages is the foundation. The 'stories' were made rather to provide a world for the languages than the reverse. To me a name comes first and the story follows. I should have preferred to write in 'Elvish'. But, of course, such a work as The Lord of the Rings has been edited and only as much 'language' has been left in as I thought would be stomached by readers. (I now find that many would have liked more.) … It is to me, anyway, largely an essay in 'linguistic aesthetic', as I sometimes say to people who ask me 'what is it all about'." While the Elvish languages remained at the center of Tolkien's attention, the requirements of the narratives associated with Middle-earth also necessitated the development at least superficially of the languages of other races, especially of Dwarves and Men, but also the Black Speech designed by Sauron, the main antagonist in The Lord of the Rings. This latter language was designed to be the ostensible antithesis of the ideal of an artistic language pursued with the development of Quenya, the Black Speech representing a dystopian parody of an international auxiliary language just as Sauron's rule over the Orcs is a dystopian parody of a totalitarian state. Flowing from Tolkien's primary interest, the need to handle various languages has long been a key part of D&D and other fantasy games. Does D&D do a good job at it? How can it be improved? Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time. This description uses material from the Wikipedia article "Languages constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Petri Samuel Tikka o znaczeniu Kalevali dla Finów. Ten zbiór fińskich mitów powstał w XIX w. Rozmówca Piotra Mateusza Bobołowicza mówi o tym, jak Kalevala wpłynęła na J.R.R. Tolkiena tworzącego świat Śródziemia. Quenya, język używany przez elfy, inspirowany był fińskim. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/radiownet/message

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In seinem letzten Jahr an der King Edward‘s School in Birmingham entdeckte Tolkien das finnische Nationalepos, die Kalevala. Nicht nur die Heldengeschichten, die in Versform in der Kalevala festgehalten sind, sondern auch die finnische Sprache an sich faszinierte Tolkien. Besonders ihr Klang hatte es ihm angetan. Es gibt viele Parallelen zwischen der finnischen Sprache und Tolkiens entwickelten Elbensprachen.

Does a language come before story or story comes before language? Sindarin, Quenya, Khuzdul... Over the course of his life Tolkien achieved perhaps what is the ultimate goal of every philologist, inventing his own language and blessing it with an iconic story.

In questo episodio vi sarà l'introduzione al corso di Quenya che si svolgerà in 20 lezioni. Visita il sito: lingueartificiali.it Fonte: http://ardalambion.immaginario.net/ardalambion/qcourse.htm I prossimi episodi saranno disponibili su Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/LingueArtificialiPodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Onze gast Stijn Boutsen komt vertellen over zijn liefde voor muziek, techniek en 3D-printen en waarom hij een GOAT is. Verder geeken we ook over Star Trek, Quenya en horloges. ---------------------------------------------------- Zinvol Gezever wordt elke week gepubliceerd op dit YouTube-kanaal en alle podcastservices. Anchor: https://anchor.fm/zinvol-gezever Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ET5ONULETNHS1PAnEBdUY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/zinvol-gezever/id1531717977 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/354c6280/podcast/rss Vragen en opmerkingen: huiswerk@zinvolgezever.be Word onze beste vriend en blijf up to date: www.zinvolgezever.be --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/zinvol-gezever/message

Le quenya (prononcé "kouénia") est une des langues imaginées par le romancier J.R.R. Tolkien. On la retrouve dans certains de ses livres, notamment "Le Seigneur des Anneaux" qui a été magnifiquement adapté au cinéma par Peter Jackson. Cette langue elfique envoûtante est le sujet de ce dernier épisode de la série d'été de Culture G. Bonne écoute... et abonnez-vous ! Un podcast du Studio Biloba, présenté par Gabriel Macé.

We are delighted to welcome Carl Hostetter to The Tolkien Road! Carl is the editor of the forthcoming book The Nature of Middle-earth, the latest collection of previously unpublished writings from JRR Tolkien. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Andrew T, John R, Ms. Anonymous By the way, here's that preview we discussed: https://preview.aer.io/The_Nature_of_Middleearth-NDAxNzU2 Pre-order The Nature of Middle-earth: https://amzn.to/3CjmfbE Get the bonus episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/0251-patron-only-54569705 This was a wide-ranging discussion! We covered topics like Tolkien's final word on the length of Valian Years, Elrond's "Man-equivalent" age, Carl's involvement in the study of Quenya and Sindarin, how he came to write this book, and so much more! Be sure to check out the patron-only bonus discussion we had with Carl, in which we discuss his views of Peter Jackson's films, what he's expecting from LOTR on Prime, and his opinion on the ever-controversial question of Tolkien and religion. Special thanks to these amazing patrons: Andrew T John R Ms. Anonymous Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien Shannon S Brian O Emilio P Zeke F James A James L Chris L Chuck F Asya V Ish of the Hammer Teresa C David of Pints with Jack Jonathan D Eric S Joey S Eric B Johanna T Mike M Robert H Paul D Julia Werty Become a patron: https://patreon.com/tolkienroad  

On the Laugh Track over the years we've run the gamut of funny-haha, funny-peculiar and funny-what are they thinking of? Today's guest may very well cover all of the above. The multi-talented Emma Wollum has ben inspired by the classic TV series Star Trek. And among that show's many gifts to the world was the language of Klingon. Yes, it's a real thing, and many people speak it fluently apparently. But do they sing it? Emma is about to launch Klingalong: The Constructed Language Singalong at the Whangarei Fringe Festival, and she sings a few of the hits of the show for Lynn Freeman. In addition she sings in Dothraki, from Game of Thrones, and Quenya the Elvish tongue in Lord of the Rings. And this week you can hear the whole thing in a rare episode of the Laugh Track we're allowed to put up online.

Hur beställer man på klingonska? Varför vimlar den språkligt orienterade science fiction-litteraturen av myror? Hur skiljer sig alvspråket Quenya från alvspråket Sindarin? Vore det en bra eller dålig idé att låta ungdomar i en framtidsroman tala som Dogge Doggelito? Följ med vidare på Kulturschmulturs språkresa, som denna vecka lämnar verklighetens kust och styr in i okända vatten.

Wherein we talk a LOT. Jump right to: 1:50 The International Phonetic Alphabet 30:59 Corrections 36:08 Question 1: Computer languages: Are they languages (in a linguistic sense)? They have rules, syntax, even dialects. They can express certain complex ideas better than English, but they cannot (easily) express arbitrary ideas. 44:50 Question 2: What causes a compound word like ‘bluebird' (a bird that is blue) to become bahuvrihi like ‘Blackbeard' (not a beard that is black, but someone who has a black beard)? 58:31 Question 3: If you could snap your fingers and know a new language, what would it be? (Like taking a point in D&D linguistics, you know the language as if you were a native speaker.) No rules, no restrictions (unless you want to pick one per category: real, commonly used; real, uncommonly used; real, dead; fake movie language; conlang). 1:10:55 Last week's puzzler's answer 1:12:50 The new puzzler: Three incandescent lightbulbs in a room, three lightswitches outside the room. You can look inside the room once and only once, after which you must decide which lightswitch controls which lightbulb. Covered in this episode: The IPA (developed by the IPA) ≠ an IPA, although Eli occasionally enjoys the latter too ɹ, ə, æ, ʃ, Ʒ, ŋ, œ Apple's consistent failing of linguists Cursive IPA, which apparently exists How to learn IPA “Bendy banana vowels” Diphthong? Dip-thong? Dip-tong? It's up to you, really Computer languages have semantics but not pragmatics A return of Gricean maxims having relevance (so to speak) Compound words in Dutch versus in English The gradual squishing-together of English compound words “Website” is a single word, congrats to the AP style guide on finally joining the 21st century Grilled cheese is not made on a barbeque Agglutinative vs polysynthetic mostly means “where do you put the spaces” Producer Jenny with the LOTR linguistic hot take Producer Jenny with the (basic) elvish linguistic history Zulu is neat and has interesting noun classes/gender-that-isn't-gender Sign languages are awesome and should have more research done on them!! Also ASL is just a very useful second language in the US This podcast exists because of Diane Duane's Young Wizards series on multiple levels and y'all should read it (or listen! The audiobooks are so good!) Links and other post-show thoughts: IPA chart the Summer Institute of Linguistics cursive IPA totally was a thing typeit.org, and the Patreon Agglutinative vs polysynthetic languages and more! The Elvish languages mentioned: Quenya, Sindarin, and their shared ancestor, Common Eldarin (i.e., basically, “language of the elves”) Native Listening The Car Talk puzzle source Ask us questions: Send your questions (text or voice memo) to questions@linguisticsafterdark.com, or find us as @lxadpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Credits: Linguistics After Dark is produced by Emfozzing Enterprises. Eli edits, Sarah and Jenny transcribe and do show notes. Our music is “Covert Affair” by Kevin MacLeod. And until next time… if you weren't aware of your tongue in your mouth, now you are :)

Introduction! Thanks for the warm and overwhelming support on the return! Chapter 007 Recap Parzival has an epiphany that his home school planet of Ludus is actually the resting place of the Tomb of Horrors. After exploiting away to travel there without zero credits, he manages to find the entrance and makes his way in, ready for the perils that lie ahead. Chapter 0008 Summary With the help of a map from the Tomb of Horrors module, Parzival makes his way through the treacherous tomb avoiding traps and monsters and collecting a heavy amount of gold pieces along the way. He's eventually confronted by Acererak who challenges him to a best 2 out of 3 game of Joust, the classic arcade game. Parzival bests Acererak winning the copper key along with a clue to the first gate but before he's able to leave the Tomb of Horrors, he's stopped short of the entrance by a mysterious figure who making their way inside as well… Chapter 0008 Narrative  Parzival uses his map to navigate through the ToH and avoid most of the traps and monsters Levels up like a few types of classes; monster xp vs GP xp; gp xp converts to OASIS credits He eventually makes his way to the Pillared Throne Room where he sees a throne and Acereak sitting there which is a break from the D&D module The voices inside our heads here - what did you hear when you read the booK? "Not horses," he replied, stepping away from his throne. "Birds." The rules to win a copper key, best two out of three. Of course, Parzival had honed his skills over time and credits Aech as it was his favorite (and former) game used to settle asinine pop culture disputes, but did you ever take issue with just how good Wade/Parzival was at everything? I've seen some of the negative criticism from people who didn't paritcularly like the novel and it's a go-to for a lot of those people. Parzival gets his arse handed to him in match #1; but then asks to play on the other side in order to win games 2 and 3 After the second win, Acererak pounds on the side of the cabinet smashing into pixles and graciously congratulates Parzival before taking the form of Anorak. Anaorak hands him the copper key, and Parzival notice two lines of text etched into the key reading, “What you seek lies hidden in the trash on the deepest level of Daggorath.” He immediately knows exactly what this hints refers to and has a hunch that he needs to travel to Middletown, a re-creation of Halliday's hometown as a boy. There, in Halliday's old home, he would find a "Dungeons of Daggorath" game and somehow that would lead him to the first gate to use the copper key on. All he needed to do now was get out of the Tomb of Horrors and make his way immediately there, but just as he was leaving the tomb, he is confronted by the silhouette of another avatar… The Pop!  Reference: “My flashlight reached into the darkness ahead, flickering off the damp stone walls. My surroundings made me feel like I was in a low-budget sword-and-sorcery flick, like Hawk the Slayer or The Beastmaster.” Hawk the Slayer (1980) Directed by Terry Marcel Starring Jack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw Movie Synopsis Trivia The Beastmaster (1982) Directed by Don Coscarelli Starring Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn, and John Amos Movie Synopsis Trivia Excalibur (1981) Reference: “When I put on the suit of magical armor, it shrank to fit my avatar perfectly. Its gleaming chrome appearance reminded me of the bad-ass armor worn by the knights in Excalibur.” Directed by John Boorman Starring Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, a bunch of other guys, but more importantly Liam Neeson and Patrick Stewart!   Movie Synopsis Trivia Joust (1982) Reference: “He waved a skeletal hand at his throne. There was a brief flash of light, accompanied by a transformation sound effect (which I was pretty sure had been lifted from the old Super Friends cartoon). ” Developed by Williams Electronics Designed by John Newcomer Game premise. Released on nearly every game system, ever. World record holder and meeting John Newcomer in 2018. The All New Super Friends Hour (1977 - 1978) Reference: “He waved a skeletal hand at his throne. There was a brief flash of light, accompanied by a transformation sound effect (which I was pretty sure had been lifted from the old Super Friends cartoon). ” Produced by Hanna-Barbera and aired on ABC Based on DC Characters Premise of the show and characters Street Fighter 2 (1991) Reference: “The last time we'd played (Joust), I'd rubbed his nose in defeat so mercilessly that he'd flipped out and vowed never to play me again. Since then, we'd used Street Fighter II to settle our disputes.” Developed by Capcom Produced by Yoshiki Okamoto Trivia Reference: “It suddenly occurred to me just how absurd this scene was: a guy wearing a suit of armor, standing next to an undead king, both hunched over the controls of a classic arcade game. It was the sort of surreal image you'd expect to see on the cover of an old issue of Heavy Metal or Dragon magazine.” Heavy Metal (1977 - 1992) (1992 - 2014) (2014 - Present) Founder: Leonard Mogel Premise Trivia Dragon Magazine (1976 - 2007) Created by TSR Premise Trivia Star Wars: “The Throne Room and End Title” (1977) Reference: “I recognized the music. It was the last track from John Williams's original Star Wars score, used in the scene where Princess Leia gives Luke and Han their medals (and Chewbacca, as you may recall, gets the shaft).” Directed by George Lucas Stars Mark Hammill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guiness, Peter Cushing, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, James Earl Jones, Trivia Dungeon and Dragons Cartoon (1982 - 1985) Reference: “And before I could ask what I was supposed to do next, or where I could find the first gate, his avatar vanished in a flash of light, accompanied by a teleportation sound effect I knew was lifted from the old '80s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon.” Co-produced by Marvel Productions and TSR Voices of Willie Aames, Don Most, Katie Leigh, Adam Rich, Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime), Frank Welker (Megatron), and a number of others Premise Trivia Lord of the Rings (elvish language - Quenya) Reference: “Dagorath was a word in Sindarin, the Elvish language J. R. R. Tolkien had created for The Lord of the Rings. The word dagorath meant “battle,” but Tolkien had spelled the word with just one “g,” not two." Started in 1910 Primarily made up of Finnish, but has some Latin, Greek, Welsh, and older Germanic languages as well. Quenya, Sindarin, and the origins Trivia "May It Be" - Enya, 2002 The Tomb of Horrors (1978) Written by Gary Gygax For characters level 10-14 Premise The Traps The Sphere of Annihilation  Magic Items +1 Flaming sword A gem of seeing +1 Ring of Protection +3 Full Plate mail armor Bag of Holding Areas of Interest Chapel of Evil  Pillared Throne Room  The Scoreboard iTunes Review: 5 stars! "Keep it coming. RP2 is on the way!" - JDR2000 Patreon: Danny P - Crystal Key Holder 3-2-1 Contact! Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch: @TheBasementRPO Facebook: /TheBasementRPO Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBasementRPO TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/mjtTM-nrguo

In questo episodio parleremo della lingua e della scrittura del Quenya con Ernesto Ragusa! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Quenya vari usi di là: pronimi in frasi imperative; pronomi enfatici ; domande in ma-; posposizioni; sa e clausole nominali. Sindarin:a senso il concetto di una forma standard della lingua?

Quenya vari usi di là: pronimi in frasi imperative; pronomi enfatici ; domande in ma-; posposizioni; sa e clausole nominali. Sindarin:a senso il concetto di una forma standard della lingua?

Quenya: dimostrativi ordinali, pronomi, posposizioni Sindarin: Numerali,plurali,superlativi, comparativ.

Quenya: dimostrativi ordinali, pronomi, posposizioni Sindarin: Numerali,plurali,superlativi, comparativ.

Quenya: dimostrativi ordinali, pronomi, posposizioni Sindarin: Numerali,plurali,superlativi, comparativ.

Quenya: dimostrativi ordinali, pronomi, posposizioni Sindarin: Numerali,plurali,superlativi, comparativ.

Quenya: dativo,ablativo, allativo, locativo, strumentale, imperativo, gerunghio, desinenze pronominali, pronimi indefiniti. Sindarin: Verbi irregolari e duali, trusttura della preposizione, negazione, copula, pronomi relativi.

Quenya: dativo,ablativo, allativo, locativo, strumentale, imperativo, gerunghio, desinenze pronominali, pronimi indefiniti. Sindarin: Verbi irregolari e duali, trusttura della preposizione, negazione, copula, pronomi relativi.

Ihr lest richtig, wir beginnen mit dieser sagenumwobenen Folge 16 unsere erste eigene (eventuell große) Rubrik, das Elbisch Tutorial. Dabei werden wir ab und an einen Ausflug in die fiktive Sprache Sindarin machen, das wir gemeinsam mit euch lernen wollen. Zunächst schauen wir uns erst einmal an, welche Differenzierungen es beispielsweise zwischen Sindarin und Quenya gibt, aber auch was außer den beiden geläufigeren Sprachzweigen noch so in den Häusern der Elben gesprochen wird/wurde. Auch die ersten nützlichen Vokabeln lernen wir bereits! Wir hoffen ihr habt genauso Lust wie wir und geht mit uns auf diese Reise, an deren Ende hoffentlich Native Speaker aus uns werden. Wir werden auf unserer Website www.antennewetterpitze.de immer die aktuellen Lektionen einfügen und immer wenn wir gemeinsam etwas neues gelernt haben, dieses auch für euch zum Lesen bereitstellen. Vielen Dank an Elias für den Themenwunsch. Dass es über mehrere Folgen gehen wird, wird dich wohl genauso überraschen wie uns selbst.

Join Athrabeth's Discord!ReferencesMap of Beleriand (drawn by Christopher Tolkien) SourcesJ.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two. Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings: Chapter 5: The Lhammas”J.R.R. Tolkien, "Tengwesta Qenderinwa and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets Part 2", in Parma Eldalamberon XVIII (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), pp. 28-9, 81 (additional tables)J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages, Appendices, The Quendian Languages", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), pp. 127-135J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar"J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part One. The Grey Annals"J.R.R. Tolkien, "From Quendi and Eldar, Appendix D" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 39, July 1998

Basi grammaticali di Quenya e Sindarin, tra cui fonologia pronunzia e accentazione ,sostantivi, plurali e articolo.

Basi grammaticali di Quenya e Sindarin, tra cui fonologia pronunzia e accentazione ,sostantivi, plurali e articolo.

Join us for this language focused discussion with community expert, Paul Strack. We talk to him about the evolution of Tolkien's languages, the nature of Quenya, and we dissect some of the Quenya words from the campaign. Quenya Words Discussed: Minyasercë = First Blood (instead of Ennayór)Corondur = Servant of the Mound (instead of Ezellendur)Morlumbë or Morhala = Dark Shadow (instead of Mor-lómin) Tolkien Language Conference:http://www.omentielva.com Where to find Paul:https://eldamo.orghttps://realelvish.net

Join Athrabeth's Discord!References, Notes and Useful LinksBrackmann, Rebecca. “‘Dwarves Are Not Heroes’: Antisemitism and The Dwarves in J.R.R. Tolkien's Writing.” Mythlore, vol. 28, no. 3, 10 Apr. 2010. 109/110 Spring/Summer.https://dc.swosu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1172&context=mythloreTolkien reciting namarie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6de_SbVUVfATolkien singing namarie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkuHrD_xlJYHostetter, Carl F. “Elvish as she is spoke” http://www.elvish.org/articles/EASIS.pdfhttp://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie_elvish.htmConvenient condensed writeups of the various Tolkien languages coveredFauskanger, Helge K. “Valarin - like the Glitter of Swords.” Ardalambion, folk.uib.no/hnohf/valarin.htm (accessed 8 September 2019)Fauskanger, Helge K. “Various Mannish Tongues - the sadness of Mortal Men?” Ardalambion, folk.uib.no/hnohf/mannish.htm (accessed 8 September 2019)Fauskanger, Helge K. “Quenya - the Ancient Tongue” Ardalambion, folk.uib.no/hnohf/quenya.htm (accessed 8 September 2019)Fauskanger, Helge K. “Sindarin - the Noble Tongue” Ardalambion, folk.uib.no/hnohf/sindarin.htm (accessed 8 September 2019)Fauskanger, Helge K. “Adûnaic - the vernacular of Númenor” Ardalambion,folk.uib.no/hnohf/adunaic.htm (accessed 8 September 2019)Fauskanger, Helge K. “Orkish and the Black Speech - base language for base purposes” Ardalambion, folk.uib.no/hnohf/orkish.htm (accessed 8 September 2019)SourcesJ.R.R. Tolkien, "The Qenya Phonology", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 22J.R.R. Tolkien, "Quenya Phonology", in Parma Eldalamberon XIX (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 22J.R.R. Tolkien, "Quenya Grammar", in Parma Eldalamberon XIX (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 28-34J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 12Letter 176. In H. Carpenter and C. Tolkien (Eds.), The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien.New York, NY: Houghton MifflinGilson and Wynne, ‘The Growth of Grammar in the Elven Tongues’ 1992Gilson, Christopher, “Narqelion and the Early Lexicons. Some Notes on the First Elvish Poem”, in Vinyar Tengwar 40 (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), p. 6Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lost Road and Other Writings. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Vol. 5. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. Print. History of Middle­ earth.Tolkien, J.R.R. Sauron Defeated. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Vol. 9. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. Print. History of Middle­ earth.Tolkien, J.R.R. War of the Jewels. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Vol. 10. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. 301­66. Print. History of Middle ­earth.Tolkien, J. R. R. “Appendices” in The Lord of the Rings. Allen & Unwin.

Sources Tolkien, J.R.R. ""Words of Joy": Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya. (Part One)" Ed. Patrick Wynne, Arden R. Smith, and Carl F. Hostetter. Vinyar Tengwar 43 (2002): 5­38. Print. Tolkien, J.R.R. ""Words of Joy": Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya. (Part Two)" Ed. Patrick Wynne, Arden R. Smith, and Carl F. Hostetter. Vinyar Tengwar 44 (2002): 5­20. Print. Tolkien, J.R.R. "The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon." Ed. Christopher Gilson, Carl F. Hostetter, Patrick Wynne, and Arden R. Smith. Parma Eldalamberon 12 (1998) Garth, John. Tolkien and the Great War : the threshold of Middle-earth. London: HarperCollins, 2003. Letter 142. In H. Carpenter and C. Tolkien (Eds.), The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien.New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Episode Mentions Vinyar Tengwar Homepage Elven Linguistic Fellowship Vinyar Tengwar Issue 43

Hier geht es also offiziell los: Was ist Storytelling und wofür braucht man das? Wenn Du Sindarin, Quenya oder Klingonisch spricht, dann hast Du auf jeden Fall schon ein gewisses intuitives Gespür dafür, wie wichtig selbst erfundene Geschichten für uns sein können. Im Business jedoch wollen wir echte und authentische Stories nutzen, um unsere Kunden zu überzeugen. Vermeide allerdings die Todsünde des Business-Storytellings. Welche das ist? Hör rein!

On this week’s episode we discuss chapter 3 of The Fellowship of the Ring, Three’s Company, and discuss the complete wack fact that Frodo speaks Quenya. Characters Frodo Baggins – a hobbit who has recently sold his home. Gandalf – a wizard, who abandons his boy. Samwise Gamgee – Frodo’s gardener. What will he do […]

In this episode, we talk about the Istari, perhaps better known as the wizards! That's right, we're talking about Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast, and yes, a couple more. Who are they? Why are they in Middle-Earth? What about Sauron, does he count? In other news, Dan defends Peter Jackson. Kind of. He can't believe it either. In other other news, there are going to be 3 episodes on the Istari because we talked so much about it. Enjoy!   1:26 What’s an Istari? Who are they? How were they chosen? 1:37 They appeared in Middle the third age when Sauron arrived in Mirkwood 1:58 The Valar decided to get off their butts and do something. 2:15 Manwë called everyone together to decide who to send. 2:23 Aulë knows a guy Curunír (Curumo/Saruman) 3:00 Yavanna sends a chaperone… Radagast! 3:50 Aulë is out of control! 4:18 Entwives are the chaperones of the chaperones? 4:41 Yavanna doesn’t trust Aulë’s servants… Can you blame her? 4:55 Saruman got caught up in creating stuff and Radagast got so distracted by nature that he just gave up. 5:15 Curunír is “the one of cunning devices” in Sindarin, Curumo is his Quenya name and Saruman is “man of skill” in the languages of men. Radagast/Aiwendil is Lover of birds… he sure is. 7:51 Saruman resents his boss’ wife sending a lame babysitter. 8:42 The three other Istari, starting with Alatar and Pallando 9:11 Pallando’s finger guns - Erica was actually doing finger guns right then. You can’t see it but it’s awesome! 9:25 Making up definitions for Alatar and Pallando’s names. In Elvish, Palan means afar, like the palantir, that which sees afar. -Do is a masculine suffix, so Pallando is Afarman. Tar is a modifier meaning lord and ala is a verb that means to grow or to plant. So Alatar is Growlord? 10:05 Alatar and Pallando are the blue istari 10:37 Saruman is the head of the order, Alatar is next most powerful and they both brought someone. 11:28 Manwë was looking for Olórin because he’s the wisest. 11:37 Lórien vs Lothlórien 12:08 Willow reference! 12:23 Shut up Dan! 12:26 Lórien/Irmo Dreams and visions 12:48 Olórin = true/clear vision/dream 13:04 Spoiler alert! Olórin is Gandalf 13:19 Gandalf fears Sauron and doesn’t think he can help. He’s afraid of him. 13:50 3 istari or 5? 14:05 Hey Varda, is Gandalf 5th, 3rd, or 1st? 14:20 Judging Saruman and putting words in his mouth. 14:55 Varda/Elbereth is the queen of stars 15:43 What are Istari? - maia, spirits that can take form 16:15 Could a balrog look Elvish? Corruption, evil things lose their ability to hide their true form. The way Morgoth and Sauron did. 16:33 Balrogs are spirits of fire and death, what do you want from them? Nothing. We want nothing more from balrogs. They are cool. 17:00 Maia hanging out. Erica says they weren’t Istari before they were chosen. That’s not really true and we will come back to it in a later part of this episode. Istari is a type of maia. 17:36 Why are Istari? 17:50 Vala council 17:59 Manwë decides to send emissaries because Sauron is out of control. 18:37 Avatars vs. emissaries. Not, like, in an epic fight or anything, just the distinction. 19:03 Bang! Out of the canon! Talkin’ bout Unfinished Tales! 19:20 What’s an avatar? Not an Istari, I can tell ya that! 19:40 More about emissaries. 20:00 Erica did her research this time! But she still hasn’t read Norse mythology. More on that later… 20:10 We

Do you speak Sindarin?In this episode, Lindsay and I went full-on nerd and we were loving it! The world of fictional languages is richer than a London billionaire, and we have researched and collected the most awesome fictional languages for you to learn about.In this episode, you'll hear the new Good, Bad and Struggling followed by the Ultimate Fictional Languages Chart. Here in the shownotes, you'll see our Top 5 and the best of all links available so you can follow along and listen to the show. Our Top 5 Fictional Languages Elvish Nadsat/ Newspeak Klingon Minionese Simlish Dothraki, High Valyrian and Game of Thrones Game of Thrones: Creating the Dothraki language The Language Creation Society Elvish, Quenya and Tolkien The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship The J.R.R. Tolkien Audio Collection A free Quenya course from Norway J.R.R. Tolkien Reads (A Poem In Elvish) The Ring Verse read in Black Speech Klingon and Vulcan Youtube clip of Mark Okrand talking about how he developed Klingon of him describing the development). The Klingon Language Institute The Klingon copyright case in 2016 Klingon teacher on Youtube: Lesson 1 Klingon phrasebook for your intergalactic needs Na'vi Learnnavi.org. Naviteri, Paul Frommer's blog about Na'vi Simlish A little Simlish phrasebook 15 Songs You Didn't Know Were Recorded in Simlish Fun - We Are Young in Simlish Minion Language "Ramsbottom" Gag in 19 translations Minions - Trailer on Youtube Minions say Indonesian on YouTube Newspeak in 1984 1984 - Newspeak on YouTube Nadsat in A Clockwork Orange Droogs quarrel in the Korova Milk Bar Other Links and Resources From This Episode Do Canadians Say Autumn or Fall? 6 Fictional Languages You Can Actually Learn Invented Languages - Opinion Piece on Eurolinguiste

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we interview Gabriel Blanchard, a fellow Tolkien enthusiast, about Tolkien’s languages. Gabriel really knows his stuff, and I think you’ll find this discussion very helpful when it comes to understanding the different languages that Tolkien created. Also, be sure to check out TrueMyths.org/Elvish for the show notes as well as links to some helpful resources, Gabriel’s blog, and his recently published book. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!

Shawn takes a solo look at the real-world linguistic inspirations that shaped Tolkien's invented Elvish languages, Quenya and Sindarin, while Alan is away doing whatever a Man of the West does on his day off.

Neste episódio do Papo Lendário, Leonardo, Lucas Ferraz, e Nilda Alcarinquë, conversam sobre os elfos criados por J.R.R. Tolkien. Saiba como os elfos acordaram. Veja como pode ser traumático o aniversario de um jovem elfo. Entenda as diversas divisões dessa raça. Poema em Quenya lido por Tolkien na abertura do episódio (tradução aproximada): -- Ah! Como ouro caem as folhas ao vento, Longos anos inumeráveis como as asas das árvores! Os longos anos se passaram como goles rápidos do doce hidromel Em salões altos além do oeste, Sob as abóbadas azuis de Varda Onde as estrelas tremem na canção De sua voz de Santa e Rainha. Quem agora há de encher-me a taça outra vez? Pois agora a Inflamadora, Varda, a Rainha das Estrelas, do Monte Semprebranco, ergueu suas mãos como nuvens E todos os caminhos mergulharam fundo nas trevas; E de uma terra cinzenta a escuridão se deita sobre as ondas espumantes entre nós E a névoa cobre as jóias de Calacirya para sempre. Agora perdida, perdida para aqueles do Leste está Valimar! Adeus! Talvez hajas de encontrar Valimar. Talvez tu mesmo hajas de encontrá-la. Adeus! -- Musica Final: The Passing of the Elves (Trilha de A Sociedade do Anel) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Neste episódio do Papo Lendário, Leonardo, Lucas Ferraz, e Nilda Alcarinquë, conversam sobre os elfos criados por J.R.R. Tolkien. Saiba como os elfos acordaram. Veja como pode ser traumático o aniversario de um jovem elfo. Entenda as diversas divisões dessa raça. Poema em Quenya lido por Tolkien na abertura do episódio (tradução aproximada): -- Ah! Como ouro caem as folhas ao vento, Longos anos inumeráveis como as asas das árvores! Os longos anos se passaram como goles rápidos do doce hidromel Em salões altos além do oeste, Sob as abóbadas azuis de Varda Onde as estrelas tremem na canção De sua voz de Santa e Rainha. Quem agora há de encher-me a taça outra vez? Pois agora a Inflamadora, Varda, a Rainha das Estrelas, do Monte Semprebranco, ergueu suas mãos como nuvens E todos os caminhos mergulharam fundo nas trevas; E de uma terra cinzenta a escuridão se deita sobre as ondas espumantes entre nós E a névoa cobre as jóias de Calacirya para sempre. Agora perdida, perdida para aqueles do Leste está Valimar! Adeus! Talvez hajas de encontrar Valimar. Talvez tu mesmo hajas de encontrá-la. Adeus! -- Musica Final: The Passing of the Elves (Trilha de A Sociedade do Anel) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To everyone that participated in the Language Creation Workshop at Renovation, thanks so much for attending! For those that stuck it out to the end, you know we didn’t get through all the material, so I wanted to provide you with links to download what was there: Presentation (.PDF | Keynote | .PPT) Workshop Packet […]

David interviews Doug Ball about his conlang Skerre, its history, and his career in linguistics. .mp3 recording | Dr. Doug Ball’s Faculty Page | Skerre Homepage Doug is the best (and longest-tenured) conlanging friend I’ve got. I’ve known him ever since I started conlanging in 2000, and we’ve been corresponding regularly since 2003, when we happened to run into […]

David and Sai interview Sheri Wells-Jensen about her work in the world of conlanging, and her work as a linguist at Bowling Green State University. .mp3 recording | Dr. Wells-Jensen’s Webpage Talk about a really, really good idea. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could google a person and hear what they sounded like? Ooh! Or even […]

David interviews Paul Varkuza about his language Varkuzan. We discuss his language, its name—his name—and the role his synesthesia played in the process of his language’s creation. .mp3 recording Before I talked to Paul, I was pretty sure that synesthesia was fake. And by “fake”, of course, I mean “real, but likely to be exaggerated”. […]

High Quality Video (.mpg) – Slides (.ppt) – Handout (.pdf) – Program (.pdf) Everyone knows Sylvia makes kickass brownies and cupcakes (and cakes). Or, let me rephrase that: Everyone now knows that Sylvia makes kickass brownies and cupcakes. Because I just told you. And it’s true. I’ve had them. I’ve had them all. That aside, […]

David interviews Jeff Burke, the creator of the Proto Central Mountain family of languages, and author of The Spirit-Weaver, a novel Jeff has been working on for the past fifteen years. In this interview we discuss his languages, his writing, and the role conlangs play in literature. mp3 – Jeff’s Blog Jeff is a bit […]

David and Sylvia interview Paul Frommer about his creation of the language Na’vi for the movie Avatar. We discuss his experience working on set, and working with movie folks, as well as the language itself. Please note that this interview was conducted in mid-January, and reflects the state of affairs at that time. A lot […]

Conlang (the movie) was just selected to have its film circuit premier in February at the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival. It’s got a new website, and the “Herculean Tournament” scene is posted. As you probably know, the movie was screened last year at the 3rd Language Creation Conference, and earned our enthusiastic support. Now is […]

mp3 Hi, this is David Peterson from the LCS podcast. You may have noticed that the last podcast (John Quijada’s LCC2 talk [which was excellent, by the way!]) was the first in some…six months? Podcasts can’t come everyday, of course, but one would hope they’d come in smaller increments than half-years. And given the great […]