What's with the Aelf and the -inn?

Elf or Aelf

One of the first things people notice about the Helsgaard Chronicles is a slight change in the races. It's not that I really meant to redefine Tolkien's world or change the definitions that millions of D&D and WoW players know and love, but yeah, I did, because Tolein redefined it from the Saga's and the edda's, and I put changed it back. So Elf became Aelf for consistency with Old Norse linguistics (something I read months ago somewhere - I don't remember where), and Elven became Aelfinn.

Pluralization was straightforward - add an 's'. As a rule for consistency, "inn" is added to Aelf and Dwarf to show possession.

It's all consistent and not too different from what we already know, but the differences come into play when politics and religion are involved. Here, I wanted to make some changes that might offend some (or cheer them on — whatever), and I didn't want to ruffle too many feathers by using the age-old names. And if you think there are no politics in this world, think again. Lozen and Rohand might not care, at least not now, but wait until she is thrust into the political world of Kings and Nobles. Someone has to save the North Lands (Norðrlönd) because the Kings obviously can't do it — or else they would have already.

The graphic says "Aelf or Elf" using a rune translator — probably not legitimate Old Norse :)