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Seņor Puntos
04-22-2006, 02:57 PM
In Prince Caspain where it mentions a load of Fauns that came to The Dancing Lawn one of them is Dumnus--it rhymes with Tumnus! Is it one of Tumnus' relations? Does any one care? Am I bored so I posted this?
PrinceOfTheWest
04-22-2006, 03:05 PM
I don't think you could draw a relation - I think Lewis was drawing on his knowledge of classical languages to come up with names that sounded like they were from the areas that the creatures were from. Fauns were creatures of Greek & Roman mythology, and I don't know if the names were "Greek-ish" or "Latin-ish", but they were something like that. As such, it doesn't surprise me that there would be some similar sounding ones.
Seņor Puntos
04-22-2006, 03:17 PM
I don't think you could draw a relation - I think Lewis was drawing on his knowledge of classical languages to come up with names that sounded like they were from the areas that the creatures were from. Fauns were creatures of Greek & Roman mythology, and I don't know if the names were "Greek-ish" or "Latin-ish", but they were something like that. As such, it doesn't surprise me that there would be some similar sounding ones.
Someone actually replied to this with a sensible answer? I'm impressed.
PrinceOfTheWest
04-22-2006, 03:43 PM
Truthfully, I've wondered about that since I was a kid anyway. I kept hoping for someone like Tumnus, but he never appeared.
happilyeverrandom
05-07-2006, 12:26 AM
Tumnus and Dumnus. Sounds cute. LOL
Gondor Knight of Narnia
05-07-2006, 12:27 AM
Sounds like they may be related but I dunno. :D Yes I cares that you posted this :D
cotton_candyx
05-07-2006, 12:32 AM
it could be. it'd be soo cute if it was. :)
Princess Elsie
05-17-2006, 11:00 AM
I only read that part yesterday... All the faun's names C.S. Lewis listed ended in -us, so I doubt it was that they were related.
Narborg
06-14-2006, 05:38 AM
As someone who has studed latin, I can tell you that US is a very coomon ending in latin world- its2nd declension nominative (M)- :D , so now, it dosent nessaserly mean that they releated
Jood
06-29-2006, 03:18 PM
Jimmy, where ya been for like 3 months? Touring? ;)
Narborg
06-29-2006, 06:18 PM
Ive bean back for a while. I just didnt have time while uni was on, but im going to try this next term. And no, I study, not teach ;)
Crimson
02-09-2007, 10:31 PM
Hmm..yes, maybe "Tumnus" and "Dumnus" could be related.