March 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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In honor of War of the Rohirrim streaming on Max and the #WOTRWatch on bluesky today for International Women's Day, I'm re-sharing this with an additional possible translation of Hera's name.
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March 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
For further analysis on what the names in WotR can tell us about the characters, I wrote an essay linked here. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers www.tumblr.com/lilyhandmaid...
And finally, this beautiful credits song featuring Paris Paloma features the Old English line "heo is se wind," which means "she is the wind." I bet the writers were kind of bummed that the word for "wind" is "wind." #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 4:14 AM
And finally, this beautiful credits song featuring Paris Paloma features the Old English line "heo is se wind," which means "she is the wind." I bet the writers were kind of bummed that the word for "wind" is "wind." #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
Oh, Hera has Hama's harp with her when she leaves! Maybe that's why there are no songs about her. She took Rohan's only musical instrument. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Oh, Hera has Hama's harp with her when she leaves! Maybe that's why there are no songs about her. She took Rohan's only musical instrument. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
Meduseld = Old English medu = mead + seld = hall. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Meduseld = Old English medu = mead + seld = hall. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
Fréalaf Hildeson: Old English frea = lord, ruler + láf = what is left—a remnant, remainder, legacy. Hildeson = son of Hild (Frealaf's mother's name); Old English Hild = war, combat. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Fréalaf Hildeson: Old English frea = lord, ruler + láf = what is left—a remnant, remainder, legacy. Hildeson = son of Hild (Frealaf's mother's name); Old English Hild = war, combat. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
"From the moment I first met you, I knew you would be my doom." What a dramatic goth nine-year-old Wulf must have been. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
"From the moment I first met you, I knew you would be my doom." What a dramatic goth nine-year-old Wulf must have been. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
"You think that I am afraid of you?" "You should be." #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
a woman is singing into a microphone with the words `` you should be '' written on the bottom .
ALT: a woman is singing into a microphone with the words `` you should be '' written on the bottom .
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March 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
"You think that I am afraid of you?" "You should be." #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
"Why are you laughing?" "Because I get to choose. And I choose not to be afraid." In the book, Eowyn laughed in the Witch King's face. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
"Why are you laughing?" "Because I get to choose. And I choose not to be afraid." In the book, Eowyn laughed in the Witch King's face. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
Hera should've ridden that Eagle to Frealaf and delivered the message her own self. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Hera should've ridden that Eagle to Frealaf and delivered the message her own self. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
The LotR cinematic universe agrees with me that it would be weird for the Eagles to talk. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The LotR cinematic universe agrees with me that it would be weird for the Eagles to talk. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
It makes me sad that Gondor and Rohan are on the outs throughout this movie, although it makes sense. I'm glad those two besties got back together eventually. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It makes me sad that Gondor and Rohan are on the outs throughout this movie, although it makes sense. I'm glad those two besties got back together eventually. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
Some of that might not be quite right grammatically. Unfortunately, I always sort of based my sense of grammar in ancient languages on vibes. (This actually made me decent at medieval Latin, which was also based on vibes.) #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Some of that might not be quite right grammatically. Unfortunately, I always sort of based my sense of grammar in ancient languages on vibes. (This actually made me decent at medieval Latin, which was also based on vibes.) #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
Giedd sculon singan gléomenn sorgiende on ealdum Edorum
Þæt hé eorla wære his léode léofost and landfrumena híehst
Sorrowing minstrels shall sing songs in the old dwellings (in ancient Edoras)
That he was an earl most beloved by his people and a most high prince
#wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
Þæt hé eorla wære his léode léofost and landfrumena híehst
Sorrowing minstrels shall sing songs in the old dwellings (in ancient Edoras)
That he was an earl most beloved by his people and a most high prince
#wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Giedd sculon singan gléomenn sorgiende on ealdum Edorum
Þæt hé eorla wære his léode léofost and landfrumena híehst
Sorrowing minstrels shall sing songs in the old dwellings (in ancient Edoras)
That he was an earl most beloved by his people and a most high prince
#wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
Þæt hé eorla wære his léode léofost and landfrumena híehst
Sorrowing minstrels shall sing songs in the old dwellings (in ancient Edoras)
That he was an earl most beloved by his people and a most high prince
#wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
Here is a translation of the lament for Helm!
Beadocwealm hafaþ fægne fréan forþ onsended
Battle-death has sent forth the joyful lord
#wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
Beadocwealm hafaþ fægne fréan forþ onsended
Battle-death has sent forth the joyful lord
#wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Here is a translation of the lament for Helm!
Beadocwealm hafaþ fægne fréan forþ onsended
Battle-death has sent forth the joyful lord
#wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
Beadocwealm hafaþ fægne fréan forþ onsended
Battle-death has sent forth the joyful lord
#wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
"You are a daughter of kings. ... You could rule the world." 😭 #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
"You are a daughter of kings. ... You could rule the world." 😭 #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
According to imdb, that creepy old lady is Old Pennicruik. Which is definitely not an Old English name. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
According to imdb, that creepy old lady is Old Pennicruik. Which is definitely not an Old English name. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
One more addition to the Tolkien tradition of "what if there was a guy who just wanted to stay home and read books and study and tell stories but instead he had to go to war?" #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
One more addition to the Tolkien tradition of "what if there was a guy who just wanted to stay home and read books and study and tell stories but instead he had to go to war?" #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
I just got chills? At Hama's last stand? Just how quiet is and the way he accepts it. He should've been allowed to stay home and write songs. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I just got chills? At Hama's last stand? Just how quiet is and the way he accepts it. He should've been allowed to stay home and write songs. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
Hornburg = Old English horn = horn + burg/burh = a fortified place, fortress, castle; dwellings within a fortified enclosure.
(It's the fortress with the big horn in it.)
#wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
(It's the fortress with the big horn in it.)
#wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Hornburg = Old English horn = horn + burg/burh = a fortified place, fortress, castle; dwellings within a fortified enclosure.
(It's the fortress with the big horn in it.)
#wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
(It's the fortress with the big horn in it.)
#wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
This makes women inherently liminal figures. My dissertation dealt with this a little. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This makes women inherently liminal figures. My dissertation dealt with this a little. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
This sexist line of thinking from Helm was actually very exciting for me as a medievalist because it's a common motif in heroic literature. Women are always suspect because their loyalties are divided between their fathers' lands and their husbands'. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers
March 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This sexist line of thinking from Helm was actually very exciting for me as a medievalist because it's a common motif in heroic literature. Women are always suspect because their loyalties are divided between their fathers' lands and their husbands'. #wotrwatch #wotrspoilers