{"id":1504,"date":"2021-02-24T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marraidh.com\/?p=1504"},"modified":"2023-03-24T23:23:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T21:23:49","slug":"faeddall-allfaedd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marraidh.com\/en\/faeddall-allfaedd\/","title":{"rendered":"Faedhall allfaedh"},"content":{"rendered":"

As always, I start the post from afar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Glinnar elves traditionally had (and still do) popular jewelry, which is called f\u00e1chr\u00e1da<\/em>, which in translation from clay means "word ring". They look like this: a ring along which a word is written, going in a circle - but the trick is that this inscription is closed, and thanks to this the word can be read in two different ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not really, okay? Let me explain. Let's take, for example, the most popular and well-known option: a ring with the word written on it fae dh a ll<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

faedhall <\/em>translated from Llaech (a now dead Alf language related to Glinar) means "fire, flame"; more specifically, fire as an animated entity, but let's not go into the connotations too much. And also - if you turn the ring correctly - the same word can be read as allfaedh<\/em>, which means "secret, hidden." And it turns out that one word written on the ring can be read in different ways, and both of these meanings add up to a completely clear phrase - "secret flame." Beautiful? At least, beautiful enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, and, accordingly, a find. Exactly the same ring as I describe, with the same word: faedhall <\/em>(allfaedh<\/em>), made of silver. I don't take pictures of it, but I'll show you mine, which looks very similar. Yes, I like word games, what can I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n