The Languages of Tolkien's Middleearth
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 28, 1980
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- Who it’s for
- Explore Tolkien’s invented languages through their scripts, runes, and an English-to-Elvish dictionary.
- Themes
- Tolkien as linguist, Tolkien’s invented languages, Elvish scripts and runes
- Genres
- Linguistics, Word Lists & Usage, SF & Fantasy Criticism
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The classic guide to the tongues of elves, dwarves, hobbits, and men—and an examination of the fourteen languages created by J.R.R. Tolkien and spoken throughout his beloved Middle-earth J.R.R. Tolkien is known worldwide as writer of the fantasy classics The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, among many others.
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But he was a linguist first and a writer second, and in many ways his stories served as vessels for the many intricate languages he created and that appeared throughout his works. This beautifully illustrated book will delight fans of Middle-earth with its deep dive into Tolkien-as-linguist, his languages, comprehensive guides to the stark runes and flowing Elvish script he created for writing them, and an English-to-Elvish dictionary for all of the words he invented. A must-have for every Tolkien library!
Words of Middle-earth
Explore Tolkien’s invented languages through their scripts, runes, and an English-to-Elvish dictionary.
Come here for
- A closer look at Tolkien as linguist
- Fourteen languages made for Middle-earth
Expect
- Guides to Elvish script and stark runes
- An illustrated dive into Tolkien’s language-making
Where it sits
| Linguistics | 43% |
|---|---|
| SF & Fantasy Criticism | 37% |
| Word Lists & Usage | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Short Story Anthologies
- The Classics
- Fantasy
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- Epic Fantasy
- Fantasy Anthologies
- Fantasy Adventure
- Literary Fiction
- Authors
- Atanielle Annyn Rowland
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 28, 1980
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Tolkien as linguist · Tolkien’s invented languages · Elvish scripts and runes
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure