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222.153.46.128 wrote: HighElvenDoge wrote:

222.153.46.128 wrote: Sorry if this has been pointed out already or if I am wrong about this, but as I haven't seen anone else mention this, shouldn't Eryn Caran actually be called Eryn Garan? Unless I am mistaken, could this please be changed? Inflections perhaps? You do realise that language is filled with inconsistencies? Besides; Carahadras perfectly represents an inflection like this. Well, given that Eryn Caran is non-cannon and that there is a pattern in the cannon names (at least as far as I can see), I think that Eryn Caran should follow that pattern as well, and therefore be called Eryn Garan. This is not your decision to make. Besides; I don't recall Ithilion saying anything about that, and Caradhras is still a perfect example of the use of Gara- becoming Cara-. I have a significantly large understanding of the Elvish Languages, and so linguistically there is no reason why Eryn Caran is a bad name. More examples: Caranthir, Carnil, Orocarni, Charcharoth. In fact, if you read more of Tolkien's works, you'll discover that Cara- is used much more often then Gara- is. I would encourage you to read the Glossary at the end of the Silmarillion; it specifically states that Cara- is based off of the Quenya Carne (missing the two dots above the e) meaning Red. If this is not proof enough, I don't know what would convince you that the Eryn Garan is incorrect.