The Encyclopedia of Arda - Dunlendish (original) (raw)

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Dates The Dunlendings emerged as a people during the later Second Age Location Spoken in Dunland, under the western foothills of the southern Misty Mountains Race Men Division Northmen Culture Dunlendings Pronunciation dunle'ndish Meaning 'Language of the Dunlendings (Men of Dunland)' Indexes: Alphabetical: D Languages About this entry: Updated 22 May 2021 This entry is complete The lost language of the Men of Dunland Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV The Mannish tongue used by the Dunlendings, who inhabited the lands west of the Misty Mountains and northward from the Gap of Rohan. The language is now almost completely lost, and only a single recorded word remains - forgoil, a Dunlendish word literally meaning 'strawheads', and used as an insult for their mortal enemies, the Rohirrim. At one time, a language akin to Dunlendish was spoken by some of the Hobbits of Stoor-kind, but by the later Third Age their descendants in the Shire had long abandoned it for the Common Speech. See also... Strawheads Indexes: Alphabetical: D Languages About this entry: Updated 22 May 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2005, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.