CHAPTER V

TOLKIEN PRONUNCIATION RECORDINGS

(last updated 22nd December 2005)

This is an ongoing recording project in which I record all well known non-English names and some expressions in Tolkien's works, showing how I pronounce them.

I do not claim that these samples give the perfect pronunciation - therefore I wish to receive feedback on them so that I can record anew those that people find incorrect - but I do claim without hesitation that they represent a pronunciation that is better than most people's, because I have a good understanding of Tolkien's pronunciation rules and my own inherent accent suits them very well.

The samples are in the MP3 format and can be downloaded and either be saved to your hard drive to be played or played directly with an MP3 player, for example Winamp or foobar2000.

The names that there are more than one sample of are ones of which the correct pronunciation I am not sure about, so I give the alternatives.

If you would like to listen to a sample of some particular name or word that is not in my list, contact me and I will record it. My contact information can be found on my 'About Me' page.

A zip file containing all samples

The list of samples so far: