Kevin's Watch

When I started the first book, I was pronouncing it Bell-Uh-Grr, until I got to the part where Bifalt was called a belligerent Belleger by the librarian. Then I switched to pronouncing it Bell-idge-err. But, I switched to Buh-League-Err after the chapter in the Beleaguered Eagle in book two. It's kind of an annoying name for a country to read over and over again, but I will probably stick with the latter pronunciation unless SRD pulls something else out in the third book. Anyway, how do you pronounce it, lol?

On a similar note, is Amika short for Amicable, or for Amerika? Or something else?

I've considered Belleger and Amika to be cognates of belligerent and amicable, so I've mentally pronounced them accordingly.

For a more definitive answer, you might want to get the audiobook. Scott Brick (AudioCovenant here on the Watch) is a masterful narrator and always does his homework on pronunciations for his readings of Donaldson's works.

Savor Dam wrote:I've considered Belleger and Amika to be cognates of belligerent and amicable, so I've mentally pronounced them accordingly.

Likewise.

As someone who has read David Eddings more than once, I must confess that I find myself calling them Bellgar, and Bellgarions!

I'm dying to wade in to the 4 (why so few?) or so threads on the Great God's War - I have literally one chapter to go and I have been reeeeeally pleasantly surprised by just how much I've enjoyed the War Within, particularly after being a bit so-so on the Seventh Decimate.

Savor Dam wrote:I've considered Belleger and Amika to be cognates of belligerent and amicable, so I've mentally pronounced them accordingly.

Same.