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== External history ==

== External history ==

[[J. R. R. Tolkien]] was a [[philology|philologist]] and had loved language since he had been a child. He invented several languages, which he later used as languages for the inhabitants of his Middle-earth world. Indeed, the languages came first, and he often stated that he created Middle-earth as a world in which his languages could be spoken.<ref>"Nobody believes me when I say that my long book is an attempt to create a world in which a form of language agreeable to my personal aesthetic taste might seem real. But it is true." ''The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien'', #264</ref>

[[J. R. R. Tolkien]] was a philologist and had loved language since he had been a child. He invented several languages, which he later used as languages for the inhabitants of his Middle-earth world. Indeed, the languages came first, and he often stated that he created Middle-earth as a world in which his languages could be spoken.<ref>"Nobody believes me when I say that my long book is an attempt to create a world in which a form of language agreeable to my personal aesthetic taste might seem real. But it is true." ''The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien'', #264</ref>

While some of Tolkien's languages have a detailed grammar and vocabulary, some are a lot less detailed, and many consist of only a few  names and words. Other languages appear in his works through a real-world 'stand-in' language: Rohirric is represented by [[Old English language|Old English]], and the names of the Dwarves and the Men of northeastern Middle-earth are [[Old Norse language|Norse]]. Quenya and Sindarin are the most developed and probably also the most well known of Tolkien's languages.  

While some of Tolkien's languages have a detailed grammar and vocabulary, some are a lot less detailed, and many consist of only a few  names and words. Other languages appear in his works through a real-world 'stand-in' language: Rohirric is represented by [[Old English language|Old English]], and the names of the Dwarves and the Men of northeastern Middle-earth are [[Old Norse language|Norse]]. Quenya and Sindarin are the most developed and probably also the most well known of Tolkien's languages.