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Tolkien's languages and scripts (view source)
Revision as of 16:34, October 3, 2008
, 16:34, October 3, 2008expanded to cover languages and scripts
The [[constructed language]]s created by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]], and those used in his fictional [[Middle-earth]] legendarium.
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The [[constructed language]]s and scripts created by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]], and those used in his fictional [[Middle-earth]] legendarium.
== External history ==
== External history ==
=== Black Speech ===
=== Black Speech ===
'''Black Speech''' is the language created by [[Sauron]] and used by him and his followers. The most well known example of the language is the inscription on the [[One Ring (Middle-earth)|One Ring]], which is in Black Speech written in [[tengwar]] letters. Aside from the Ring-inscription there are a few names and words of Black Speech known.
'''Black Speech''' is the language created by [[Sauron]] and used by him and his followers. The most well known example of the language is the inscription on the [[One Ring (Middle-earth)|One Ring]], which is in Black Speech written in [[Tengwar]] letters. Aside from the Ring-inscription there are a few names and words of Black Speech known.
==References==
== Scripts ==
=== Cirth ===
The '''Cirth''' are a script invented by the [[Sindar|Sindar elves]] of Doriath in the [[Middle-earth chronology|First Age]]. The original '''Certhas Daeron''' was created by the Elf Daeron, the minstrel of King Thingol. Later the [[Noldor]] added some letters to create the '''Angerthas Daeron'''. This form of the script was adopted and changed by the [[Khazâd|Dwarves]] to write their language [[Khuzdûl]], creating the '''Angerthas Moria''' or '''Angerthas Erebor'''.
=== Sarati ===
'''Sarati''' is a script invented by the [[Quendi|Elf]] Rúmil of Tirion in Valinor. Sarati could be written in several directions, most often from top to bottom; it could also be written left to right, right to left, and alternating. Fëanor later based the [[Tengwar]] script on the Sarati.
=== Tengwar ===
'''Tengwar''' is a script invented by Fëanor, who based it on the [[Sarati]].
== References ==
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