Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 12:10:20 GMT -5
Orophin
Elf of Lothlorien. Orophin was the brother of Haldir and Rumil. He and his brothers were wardens on the borders of Lothlorien. Orophin's language was Sindarin as it was spoken in Lothlorien and he knew little of the Common Speech.
On January 15, 3019, the brothers encountered the Fellowship near the Nimrodel in the eaves of the forest. They led the Fellowship to their flet. During the night a troop of Orcs passed and the brothers lured them away. Orophin then went with great speed to alert the other Elves of Lothlorien of the Orcs' intrusion.
Etymology:
The word oro means "high" and the word phin means "skill" so a possible translation of Orophin is "highly skilled."
Sources:
The Fellowship of the Ring: "Lothlorien," p. 357, 360
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," ORO and PHIN
Elf of Lothlorien. Orophin was the brother of Haldir and Rumil. He and his brothers were wardens on the borders of Lothlorien. Orophin's language was Sindarin as it was spoken in Lothlorien and he knew little of the Common Speech.
On January 15, 3019, the brothers encountered the Fellowship near the Nimrodel in the eaves of the forest. They led the Fellowship to their flet. During the night a troop of Orcs passed and the brothers lured them away. Orophin then went with great speed to alert the other Elves of Lothlorien of the Orcs' intrusion.
Etymology:
The word oro means "high" and the word phin means "skill" so a possible translation of Orophin is "highly skilled."
Sources:
The Fellowship of the Ring: "Lothlorien," p. 357, 360
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," ORO and PHIN
