Loka
Loken
Ghûlk
Ghûlka
Ghûlken
Draedan
Draedani
Troll
Hèlarms
Rûpt
Spaunen
Drimm
Drimma
Drimmen
Lian/Dylvan
Lian/Dylvana
LianenDylvanen
Utrun
Utruni
Waerling
Waerlinga
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Ükh
Ükhs
Ükken
Hrôk
Hrôks
Hrôken
Khôl
Khôls
Khôlen
Ghath
Ghaths
Troll
Madûk
Grg
Squam
Châk
Châkka
Châkka
Elf
Elves
Elven
Utrun
Utruni
Waeran
Waerans
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In the following text, words and phrases are listed under the tongue of origin. Where possible, direct translations () are provided; in other cases, the translation is inferred from the context{} of The Raven Book. Also listed is the name of the speaker[], if known.
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Aggarath: (untranslated) [Brega] {Grimspire}
Baralan: (Sloping land = the Pitch)
Châkka djalk aggar theck!: (untranslated) [Brega]
Châkka shok! Châkka cor!: (Dwarven axes! Dwarven might!) [Brega]
Ctor: (Shouter) [Brega]
Dêop: (Deep) [Brega]
Drakkalan: (Dark Shedder) [Brega]
Gaard!: (untranslated) [Brega] {according to Brega, this is actually a “Wizard word” perhaps meaning Move!; Act!}
Ghatan: (untranslated) [Brega] {Loftcrag} (from The Fairhill Journal we know this means “Ringmount”)
Hyranee: (Hyrani) [Brega] {one or more Men of Hyree}
Jarek: (Courser) [Brega]
Khana: (Breakdeath) [Brega]
Kistanee: (Kistani) [Brega] (one or more Men of Kistan)
Kraggen-cor: (Mountain-might) [Brega] {Drimmen-deeve}
Kruk!: (untranslated expletive) [Brega]
Mountain: (Living stone) [Brega] {actually, the word represented by “Mountain” is an untranslated set of Dwarven runes that mean “living stone”}
Ravenor: (untranslated) [Brega] {Stormhelm; Storm Hammer}
Uchan: (untranslated) [Brega] {Greytower}
Vorvor: (untranslated name of a whirlpool) [Brega]
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OHR
(Old High Tongue of Riamon)
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Zûo Hèlan widar iu!: (To Hèl with you!) [Laurelin]
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OR
(Old Tongue of Rian)
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Ahn!: (horn call meaning, Ready!) [Jarriel]
Ahn! Hahn!: (horn call meaning, Assemble!) [Jarriel]
Hál! Aurion ûre cynig: (Hail! Aurion our King!) [Captains of Challerain Keep]
Hál! Hêah Adoni cnâwen ûre weg!: (Hail! High Adon knows our way!) [Aurion]
Rahn!: (horn call meaning, Prepare!) [Hogarth]
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OP
(Old Tongue of Pellar)
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Cepân wyllan, Lian; wir gân bringan thê Sunna!: (Keep well, Lian; we go to bring the Sun) [Galen]
Hál ûre alliance! Hál ûre bônd!: (Hail our alliance! Hail our bond!) [Galen]
Hôhgarda: (High Worlds) [Galen]
Jagga, Rust! Jagga!: (Hide, Rust! Hide!) [Laurelin]
Larkenwald: (Lark Wood = Wood of the Larks)
Maeg Adoni laenan srengthu to ûre earms!: May Adon lend strength to our arms!) [Galen]
Mittegarda: (Middle Worlds) [Galen]
Poeir bê in thyne earms!: (Power be in thine arms!) [Galen]
Rach!: (untranslated expletive)
Untargarda: (Under Worlds) [Galen]
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Slûk
(Spawn Tongue)
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Arg tha! Shug du!: (untranslated) [Hlôk gate captain] {You there! Name yourself!}
Dolh: (Elf/Elves) [Modru]
Dolh schluu gogger!: (untranslated) [Modru] {Elf on rack!}
Dubh: (Dwarf/Dwarves) [Modru]
Garja ush!: (untranslated) [Modru] {Raise her up!}
Ghun: (untranslated) [Ghol] {Gone}
Glâr! Glâr!: (Fire! Fire!) [some Spawn in the Drimmen-deeve Horde]
Gluktu!: (untranslated) [Modru/Hyrani] {Attack!}
Glu shtom!: (untranslated) [rebellious Ghûl] {I would stay}
Guk klur gog bleagh: (untranslated) [Rûck] {Eating is better than fighting}
Gulgok!: (untranslated) [Ghûl escort to Modru’s emissary] {Master!}
Guttra!: (untranslated) [Hlôk door guard] {Halt!}
Khakt!: (untranslated) [Modru] {Here!}
Nabba thek!: (untranslated) [Modru/Naudron] {Dead search! = Search the dead!}
Nabbu gla oth: (untranslated) [Modru/Naudron] (Death take you}
Negus: (Lord/King) [Modru] {Negus of Terror = Lord of Terror = the Gargon}
Rul durg!: (untranslated) [Modru/Naudron] {Ready her!}
Schtuga!: (untranslated) [Hlôk jailor] {Fool!}
Shabba dûl!: (untranslated) [Modru] {To the pit}
Shuul!: (untranslated) [Modru!] {Guard!}
Slath!: (untranslated) [Modru] {Stop!}
Thek dral, guth!: (untranslated) [Hlôk overseer] {Get to work, sluggard!}
Thuggan oog. Laug glog raktu!: (untranslated) [Modru/Naudron] {Split in two. Half join the Horde!}
Urb schla! Drek!: (untranslated) [Modru/Naudron] {All go! Ride!}
Ush!: (untranslated) [Modru/Naudron] {Up!}
Vhuul!: (untranslated) [Modru] {Troll!}
Vulpen: (Vulgs) [Modru]
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Sylva
(Elven Tongue)
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Aevor: (untranslated) [Gildor] {Grimspire}
Alor: (Lord)
Aro!: (untranslated exclamation) [Gildor]
Chagor: (untranslated) [Gildor] {Loftcrag}
Cianin Andele: (Shining Nomad [Gildor]
Cianin taegi!: (Shining days!) [Gildor; Vanidor]
Coron: (Ruler/King) [Gildor] {Stormhelm}
Coron Eiron, va Draedan sa nond!: (King Eiron, the Gargon is dead!) [Gildor]
Dara: (Lady) [Elven healer]
Darda Erynian: (Leaf-tree Hall-of-green = Greenhall Forest)
Darda Galion: (Leaf-tree Land-of-larks = Forest of the Silverlarks)
dele: (porridge)
Draedan: (Dread One/Gargon)
Drimm: (Dwarf) [Gildor]
Drimmen-deeve: (Dwaeven-delvings) [Gildor]
Ealle hál va Deevestrîdea, slênra a va Draedan!: (All hail the Deevewalkers, slayer of the Gargon) [Eiron]
Eborane: (Dark Reaver) [Eiron]
Eryn: (Green: e.g., Eryn Ford = Green Ford) [Eiron]
Falanith: (Valley Rising = the Pitch)
Fian nath dairia!: (May your path be ever straight) [Inarion]
Gralon: (untranslated) [Gildor] {Greytower}
Hál, valagalana!: (Hail, valiant warriors!) [Havor; Eiron and the Elven escort]
Kel!: (untranslated greeting) [Talarin}
Kest!: (Stop!) [Duron; Tuon]
Kregyn: (untranslated) {Grûwen Pass}
Lianion: (First Land) [Talarin]
mian: (waybread)
Nond? Va Draedan sa nond?: (Dead? The Gargon is dead?) [Eiron]
Talarn: (Steel-heart) [Eiron]
Va Draedan sa nond . . .: (The Gargon is dead . . .) [Gildor]
Vanil: (silvery)
Vani-lêrihha: (Silverlarks)
Vio Gildor!: (I am Goldbranch) [Gildor]
Vio ivon Arden: (I am come from Arden) [Gildor]
Wela: (mead)
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Twyll
(ancient Warr
ow Tongue)
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Chelga!: (Stand still and speak your name!) [Baskin]
Ellil!: (Friend!) [Tuck]
faer sylva: (fair forest)
Hai roi!: (untranslated exclamation, probably Valur in origin) [buccen of the Eastdell Fourth]
Hanlo’s Reya: (Hanlo’s Foxes) [Danner]
Hlafor Galen, tuon nid legan mi hinda!: (Lord Galen, do not leave me behind!) [Tuck]
Hyranan: (Hyrani) [Tuck] {a Man of Hyree}
Mandrak: (Man-Dragon)
Skut!: (untranslated expletive) [Danner; Luth]
So ho!: (untranslated ancient hunting call, perhaps meaning, Here!) [Tuck]
Taa-tahn! Taa-tahn!: (warrow horn call meaning, Rally! Rally!) [Patrel]
Ta, tahn! Ta, tahn! Ta, tahn!: (Warrow horn call meaning, Attack! Attack! Attack!) [Patrel]
Thuna glath, Fral Wilrow: (Go in peace, Friend Wilrow) [Tuck]
Wanderharen: (Wandering Days; Wandering Years)
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Valur
(ancient Battle-tongue of Valon)
daemon: (demon) [Borel]
Garn!: (untranslated expletive) [Vidron]
Hahn, taa-roo!: (Valon horn call meaning, Return!) [Vidron]
Hai roi!: (untranslated exclamation, probably a greeting as well) [Borel]
Hrosmarshal: (Horse Marshal)
Waldfolc: (Wood Folk = Folk of the Woods)
Zlye pozhirately koneny!: (Vile gluttons of horseflesh!) [Vidron]
Glossary of
The Iron Tower
In this glossary:
Châkur = Dwarven tongue
OHR = Old High tongue of Riamon
OP = Old tongue of Pellar
Slûk = Spawn tongue
Sylva = Elven tongue
Twyll = ancient Warrow tongue
Valur = ancient War-tongue of Valon
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Ach: (Sylva, Twyll: interjection): an Elven oathword expressing frustration. A Warrow word expressing belated understanding.
Adon: the high deity of Mithgar. Also known as the High One, The One.
Adonar: the world on the High Plane where Adon dwells. Also known as the High World.
Adoni: (Sylva: High One): q.v., Adon.
Adon’s Ban: q.v., (the) Ban.
Adon’s Covenant: q.v., (the) Ban.
Adon’s Hammer: lightning, thunder, and/or the Kammerling (q.v.).
Aevor: (Sylva: wind-dark): Elven name for Grimspire meaning, Darkwind Mountain.
(the) ageless Underland: q.v., (the) Underland.
age-name: names used by Warrows to indicate their general ages. These names change as Warrows grow older (see Appendix: A Word About Warrows).
age-name birthday: the birthday where a Warrow passes from one age-name to the next (see Appendix: A Word About Warrows).
Aggarath: (Châkur: stone-loom): q.v., Grimspire.
Agron’s army: the army, led by Agron, that carried a campaign into the Great Gwasp Swamp, and was never seen again.
Alare: a Woman of Valon. Wife of Aranor. Queen of Valon during the Winter War.
Alban: a Land of Mithgar to the east of Pellar.
(the) Alliance: the forces of Men, Elves, Dwarves, and Warrows opposed to Modru’s forces in the Winter War. Also the name by which the Weiunwood Alliance was at times known.
(the) Alliance of Wellen and Arden: the force of Men from Wellen and Elves of Arden who fought one of Modru’s Hordes in the Battle of Grûwen Pass (q.v.). Also known as Vidron’s Host, Vidron’s Legion.
(the) Allies: Folk of the Alliance (q.v.). Also a general term given to any Alliance of Free Folk.
Alnawood: a forest in the west of Gûnar.
Alor: (Sylva: Lord): Elven title meaning, Elf Lord.
Alver: Chief Captain of the Thornwalkers (q.v.) during the Winter War.
Alvy Willoby: a buccan Warrow of the Boskydells. Lieutenant in the Company of Whitby’s Barn in the Winter War. Slain in the Battle of Brackenboro.
(the) angle of Gron: the Land of Gron is roughly wedge shaped; hence the angle of Gron means the Land of Gron.
Aranor: a Man of Valon. The King of Valon during the Winter War.
Arbagon Fenner: a buccan Warrow of the Weiunwood. Leader of the Wee Folk in Weiunwood during the Winter War.
Arbagon’s Wee Folk of the Weiunwood: the Warrows of Weiunwood who fought under the command of Arbagon Fenner during the Winter War.
Arbalin: an isle in the Avagon Sea off the coast of Jugo.
Arbalina fleet: the sailing vessels of Arbalin, normally used for commerce, though a few are warships.
Arbin Digg: a buccan Warrow of the Boskydells. A member of the Eastdell Fourth and of the Company of the King. Slain at Challerain Keep.
Arbin Oracle: a name used by Danner during an argument with Arbin Digg (q.v.).
Arch Hockley: a buccan Warrow of the Boskydells. Warrior of the Struggles. Fought in the Battle of the Iron Tower.
Arcy: a buccan Warrow of the Boskydells. Warrior of the Struggles.
Arden: q.v., Arden Valley.
Arden Bluff: a sheer cliff facing outward from Arden Valley, forming the western barrier into the vale running its full length.
Arden Falls: a cataract at the narrow mouth of Arden Valley. The mist from this waterfall hides the valley from the view of outsiders.
Arden Ford: a ford along the Crossland Road where it crosses the Tumble River near Arden Valley.
Arden Gorge: q.v., Arden Valley.
Arden Vale: q.v., Arden Valley.
Arden Valley: a forested valley of crags in the north of Rell. Home of Talarin’s band of Lian Guardians. Site of the Hidden Stand. The Hidden Refuge. Two hidden entrances lead into the Vale: the one in the north is a tunnel-like cavern through Arden Bluff; the one in the south is a road beneath and behind Arden Falls. Also known as Arden Gorge, Arden Vale, the Hidden Vale, the Refuge.
Arden-ward: Elven warriors guarding Arden Valley.
(the) Argent Hills: an east-west range of hills north of Challerain Keep in Rian.
Argo: a buccan Warrow of the Boskydells. A member of the Eastdell Fourth and of the Company of the King. Slain at Challerain Keep.
(the) Argon Ferry: a ferry along Pendwyr Road crossing the Argon River between Pellar and Valon.
Argon merchants: River Drummers (q.v.) on the Argon River.
(the) Argon River: a major river in Mithgar, running along the eastern flank of the Grimwall Mountains and emptying into the Avagon Sea. Also known as the Great Argon River.
Aric: a Man of Valon. A warrior of Galen’s Legion.
Arlo Huggs: a buccan Warrow of the Boskydells. Husband of Willa Huggs. A farmer of Eastdell slain by Vulgs at the outset of the Winter War.
Aro: (Sylva: expletive): an Elven exclamation of surprise.
Arvin: a buccan Warrow of the Boskydells. A member of the Eastdell Fourth and of the Company of the King. Slain at the Kinstealer’s holt.
Aska: a Baeran Woman. Consort of Ural who was the Chieftain of the Baeron during the Winter War. Also known as Lady Aska.
Atala: an island that cataclysmically drowned beneath the sea. Also known as the Lost Land.
Atalain: the written language of Atala.
(the) Atalar Blade: a long-knife of the Lost Land, found in the tomb of Othran the Seer by Tuck. Borne by Galen who used the blade against the Krakenward to save Gildor. Borne by Patrel during the Battle of Challerain Keep. Placed on display at Tuckerby’s Warren after the Winter War.
Aunt Oot: Hob Banderel’s aunt who sang of food in the kitchen.
Aurinor: Lian Elf. Founder of the House of Aurinor (q.v.).
Aurion: a Man of Pellar. High King of Mithgar. Slain during the Battle of Challerain Keep. Known as Aurion Redeye because of a scarlet eye patch worn over an eye blinded in combat against the Rovers of Kistan when he was a young Man. Also known as King Redeye, and as Redeye.
Aurion Redeye: q.v., Aurion.
(the) Avagon Sea: a sea bordering upon the southern flanks of Garia, Pellar, Jugo, Ho
ven, Tugal, and Vancha; on the western flanks of Alban, Hurn, and Sarain; and on the northern flanks of Chabba, Karoo, and Hyree. The great island of Kistan is in the western Avagon Sea.
Aven: a Realm of Mithgar. Bounded on the north by the Grimwall and on the south by North Riamon.
Axe-thrower: the name given to Brega by Gildor to note that Brega threw his axe to strike the Gargon in the forehead.
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Baeron: (singular: Baeran): a branch of Men of great strength living in the northern vales of the River Argon and in the forest of Darda Erynian. The Baeron fought with the Alliance against Modru’s Hordes during the Winter War. Some are said to be shapeshifters.
Bale: an Elven blade forged in the House of Aurinor in the Land of Duellin for use in the Great War. Bale, a sword, is one of several Lian sharp-edged weapons equipped with a blade-jewel that shines with a werelight when Evil is near (Bale’s light is red). Bale was borne by Gildor during the Winter War. Also known as Red Bale.
ballista: a catapult shaped like a great crossbow and used for casting spears and rocks and other missiles.
(the) Ban: Adon’s banishment of all the creatures of the Untargarda from the light of Mithgar’s Sun as punishment for aiding Gyphon during the Great War. For any who defy the Ban, daylight strikes them dead: their bodies shrivel into dry husks and blow away like dust; this is called the Withering Death. Some creatures of Mithgar, such as some Dragons, also suffer the Ban—but in the case of Dragons, although they die, they do not suffer the Withering Death. Also known as Adon’s Covenant, the Covenant, the Eternal Ban, High Adon’s Ban.
Bane: an Elven blade forged in the House of Aurinor in the Land of Duellin for use in the Great War. Bane, a long-knife, is one of several Lian sharp-edged weapons equipped with a blade-jewel that shines with a werelight when Evil is near (Bane’s light is blue). Bane was borne by Gildor and Tuck during the Winter War. Tuck used the blade to wound the Gargon. Bane was placed on display in Tuckerby’s Warren after the Winter War.
Bane-wielder: the name given to Tuck by Gildor to note that Tuck used Bane to wound the Gargon.
(the) Banishment: q.v., (the) Ban.
(the) Ban Star: a nova marking the beginning of the Ban (q.v.).
(the) Ban War: q.v., (the) Great War.
Baralan: (Châkur: sloping land): q.v., (the) Pitch.
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