Tolkiendil

From Tolkien and dil (“lover”), a word in Tolkien's constructed language of Quenya, notably used in the name of the character Earendil.

Tolkiendil (plural Tolkiendili)

1. (fandom slang) A fan of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially one interested in his constructed languages.
   • 1994 October 25, Ivan A Derzhanski, “A competition (Re: Don't need poem ...)”, in rec.arts.books.tolkien, Usenet‎:

     Here's a competition for all German-speaking Tolkiendili who agree with me that this is a flaw of the translation (given that the English scans and rhymes perfectly): Come up with a better translation of the second stanza. (Or the whole poem, if you feel like it.)

   • 1999 August 30, Gordon Nash, “Literalists VS Nonliteralists”, in rec.arts.books.tolkien, Usenet‎:

     The whole Balrog wings and Wheel of fire discussions are really about reading things literally or not. Those who think the ring is speaking and that Balrogs have wings take the literal word as gospel. They are the Fundamentalist Tolkiendili so to speak.

   • 2002 August 4, discouraged. [username], “Re: MERP & Tolkien”, in alt.fan.tolkien, Usenet‎:

     Role Paying^[sic] is something, a book like LOTR is something else. Tolkien never wrote a GAME, he wrote a book(s). These are two different worlds. So, beware of the MERP if you are a real Tolkiendil.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Tolkiendil.

• Tolkienist, Tolkienite

• Ringer, Ringnut