The JRR Tolkien Pronunciation Poll

[DEFCON 1]

I've always pronounced it 'thri-kreen'.

 

[Rob Kuntz]

I've always pronounced it 'thri-kreen'.

Oof!

 

[DrunkonDuty]

I thought this thread would be about pronouncing Sauron, Smaug, etc. Then it would eventually morph into an argument about the correct pronunciation of Drow.

 

[Mark Hope]

Drow rhymes with bow. Everyone knows this.

 

[Numidius]

In Italy we say Toll-key-en and draw

Edit: also Su-oo-ron and Smu-oo-g

 

[Rob Kuntz]

Drow rhymes with bow. Everyone knows this.

bow as in a ship's or bow as in arrow? Picky, picky...
I say "How now drow"...?

 

[Dioltach]

"Bow" to rhyme with "row" and "sow".

 

[Rob Kuntz]

bow as in a ship's or bow as in arrow? Picky, picky...
I say "How now drow"...?

Just going by "how" Gary pronounced it when we were playtesting G-D series. Not sure if he further formalized its pronunciation in print.

 

[Umbran]

"Bow" to rhyme with "row" and "sow".

"Sow" as in seeds, or as in female pigs? Gotta think these pronunciation things through, folks, because "English" is not a synonym for "consistent".

Which do you like more? "Oh, wow! It is a drow!" or "Oh, no! It is a drow!"

 

[Hriston]

The real head scratcher is his friend C S Lewis being known as Jack.

Also Lewis's nickname for Tolkien, "Tollers" which suggests to me a pronunciation like TALL-keen.