“And this is the marvel of marvels, that he called me beloved"
(Emeth, The Last Battle)

I chose this quote from Emeth in The Last Battle because it shows he had chosen a different path than most Calormenes. While seeking Tash, he was actually seeking Aslan. It was a wonder to him that Aslan called him beloved, even though he had served Tash all of his life.

Hi all! My signature is just my user name, Anfinwen, written phonetically in the Tengwar font. Anfinwen means "long hair maiden" in Elvish. The background of the signature is from a visit to Zion National Park in Utah. It's gorgeous. 

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Anfinwen means "long hair maiden" in Elvish.

In Sindarin, specifically, I'm guessing, since it looks Welsh and (knowing a little Welsh and a fair bit of Cornish, which is similar), I keep instinctively trying to parse it as Welsh? Love the background photo, too!

My own signature is simply one of my favourite lines from the Chronicles — when Lucy is afraid to do what Aslan tells her, so she buries her face in his mane and unexpectedly feels "lion-strength going into her", giving her the courage to do what is needed. I loved that episode right from when I first read Prince Caspian at the age of 7, but it means even more to me now as an adult who re-found faith in God after a long period of agnosticism. (And yes, even today my prayers still sometimes involve me metaphorically burying my face in Aslan's mane... I know He understands, after all.)

That choice of signature quote was also what led me to have a lioness as my avatar (not a photo I took myself — I looked online for one I liked and made sure it was free to use). I was going to take it a step further and find a word meaning "lioness" in some other language that I could take as my username, but couldn't find one I really liked the sound of. So in the end, I just opted for my actual first name.  

@courtenay Not sure if it's Sindarin, I just pulled the bits from the back of Silmarillion. It is written in Sindarin mode with the vowel over the following consonant rather than the preceding as in Quenya, but that was just my choice as it started with a vowel. 

Love the thought and story that went in to your avatar and signature as well!

@courtenay I was wondering what was the story behind your signature. That qoute makes me think of what we need in the States. There's been political unrest, and we're praying that the states will be renewed.

@anfinwen  The Elvish language is beautiful. It was created by Tolkien himself.. that's what makes it unique. 

What a great topic! When I first made an account, I needed a perfect signature. My signature comes from one of my favorite lines in The Horse and His Boy. I think this line is why Edmund is my favorite character in the first place. He learns from his own mistakes and gives everyone a second chance because of it. Edmund receives the ultimate forgiveness from Aslan and learns that everyone can change and become a better person, if they're given the chance. The whole line in HHB basically explains it and that's why I chose it as my signature. 

@kingedthejust Edmund is one of my favorites as well. I think he's a very complex character, perhaps the most complex out of all the children who traveled to Narnia. To your point, Edmund gives his insight to Shasta/Cor that how even a traitor must change his ways because he had been there. He is talking from his own experience.