What should we call this being so powerful and mysterious as to be completely unaffected by the one ring?
Tom
How about this really old talking tree guy?
Treebeard!
And the huge volcano mountain that is the source of the evil artifact?
Mount Doom, naturally
That explains why “Cry of the Black Birds” was on the official soundtrack.
Nah, it’s literally an old english word for elephant.
He also called them mûmakil in elvish. In my mind, when the Hobbits call them oliphaunts it is because a long time ago someone talked about elephants, and over the years the correct pronunciation was lost.
Other way around. Oliphants before elephants. When we call them elephants it’s because a long time ago someone talked about oliphants etc.
Maybe because elephants are based on oliphaunts
