Tolkien and Sanskrit (second, expanded edition): The Silmarillion in the Cradle of Proto-Indo-European

by Mark T. Hooker

This study is based on the observation that Tolkien calqued the names of the Sapta Sindhavah (Seven Rivers) from the Rig Veda as the Seven Rivers of Ossiriand. In other words, Tolkien created seven Elvish river names that mean the same thing as the river names of the Sapta Sindhavah.

Much has been said of Tolkien's use of Welsh, Old English, Gothic, Icelandic, Russian, Greek, and Latin. Little, however, has been said about Tolkien's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540435482
• ISBN13: 9781540435484
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"