The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth
by:
Ruth S. Noel (author)
This is the book on all of Tolkien's invented languages, spoken by hobbits, elves, and men of Middle-earth -- a dicitonary of fourteen languages, an English-Elvish glossary, all the runes and alphabets, and material on Tolkien the linguist.
This is the book on all of Tolkien's invented languages, spoken by hobbits, elves, and men of Middle-earth -- a dicitonary of fourteen languages, an English-Elvish glossary, all the runes and alphabets, and material on Tolkien the linguist.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780395291306 (0395291305)
ASIN: 395291305
Publish date: 1980-05-28
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Pages no: 207
Edition language: English
A nice starter for Tolkien's languages, though if seriously interested, please reference Christopher Tolkien's extensive work from his father's notes, The Parma Eldalamberon or The Book of Tongues. Last I checked there were 25 volumes ranging from Sindarin and Quenyan to Noldarin and Numenorean as w...
This is a really interesting view into the things that Tolkien put into his languages, and is also fun if you like to do encrypting.
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