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[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] signed as ''Arcastar [[Mondósar]]esse'' "Tolkien in Oxford" in a [[1968]] letter to the producer of the BBC documentary.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=72920|articlename=Valuable Print Books and Manuscripts|dated=2008|website=Tolkienbook.net|accessed=23 September 2014}}</ref> | [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] signed as ''Arcastar [[Mondósar]]esse'' "Tolkien in Oxford" in a [[1968]] letter to the producer of the BBC documentary.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=72920|articlename=Valuable Print Books and Manuscripts|dated=2008|website=Tolkienbook.net|accessed=23 September 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== |
Revision as of 20:56, 23 September 2014
Arcastar (pron. [arˈkastar]) is the Quenya rendition of the surname Tolkien (German Tollkühn "foolhardy, reckless, desperately brave, rushbold")
J.R.R. Tolkien signed as Arcastar Mondósaresse "Tolkien in Oxford" in a 1968 letter to the producer of the BBC documentary.[1]
Etymology
The first element seems to be related to the word arauca "swift, rushed" or from the Root (A-RAK).
The second element which can be either *astar or *star must be from stem STAR "stiff, hard"
References
- ↑ "Valuable Print Books and Manuscripts" dated 18 April 2008, Tolkienbook.net (accessed 23 September 2014)