Westron
Westron or Common Speech is the closest thing to a universal language in Middle-earth, at least during the War of the Ring. Westron is an...
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Valinorean
The language of the Eldar in Valinor; another name for Quenya. VN:F [1.9.11_1134]please wait...Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
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Tyelpétema
textImage”> captionWrapper”> captionSpace”> The word tyelpetéma in tengwar of the Quenya mode. The first character,...
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Tincotéma
A series of six characters that composed part of the Fëanorian writing system. The series took its name from the first of its signs, tinco...
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Tengwar
The characters devised by Fëanor, originally to represent the sounds of the Quenya language, but later widely adopted for writing most of...
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Sindarin
The language of the Grey-elves of Beleriand and most commonly used of the Elf-tongues in Middle-earth. When the Noldor returned to...
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Runes of Doriath
The original Runes, devised by Thingol’s loremaster Daeron in the time before the Return of the Noldor. They were little used in...
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Runes
A system of writing based on angular shapes that could easily be carved into wood or stone. Originated by Daeron of Doriath to represent...
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Quenya
” Utúlie’n aurë! Aiya Eldalië ar Atanatári, utúlie’n aurë!” Fingon’s war-cry beneath Ered Wethrin, in...
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Orkish
A general term for the jumble of languages used by the Orcs, composed from corrupted borrowings from other languages of Middle-earth. The...
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Khuzdul
The Dwarves’name for their own secret language, of which only a few words were ever discovered by outsiders. With the exception of a...
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High-elven
A name for Quenya, the tongue of the High Elves of Valinor. VN:F [1.9.11_1134]please wait...Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
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Elvish
A general term for the languages of the Elves. In Middle-earth, it most commonly refers to Sindarin, but can also apply to Quenya, the...
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Elven-tongue
A term that strictly could be used of any of the Elvish languages, but more normally in Middle-earth indicated Sindarin or Quenya. VN:F [1.9
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