I’ve discussed in other posts how Neo-Elvish reconstructions (Neo-Quenya and Neo-Sindarin) are useful tools for learning and using Tolkien’s languages. Many such reconstruction are widely accepted and not especially controversial. For example, we know there is a Quenya verb har- “to sit, stay” (PE17/162; UT/305). We don’t know its past
Elvish Roots – What is Neo-Elvish and Is It Good or Bad?
This is a repost of an article I put up on the Aglardh site. I am putting a copy here as well because I want to talk about related topics in my next post. Many modern books and web sites that examine Tolkien’s Elvish languages take care to distinguish between
Elvish Roots – Negations
This is a repost of an article I originally published on (soon-to-be defunct) Google+. This word analysis has to do with negations. It is a problem that has been discussed repeatedly. Bill Welden’s wrote up a thorough analysis of the conceptual development of negations in Tolkien’s Elvish languages in VT42,
Elvish Roots – In Defense of Hannon Le
This article is a bit of a departure from my usual writings in this series. It explores a single concept: the basis for “thank you” in Quenya and Sindarin, but veers off into a general discussion on the overall viability of words within Neo-Quenya and Neo-Sindarin. This article only reflects
Elvish Roots – Letters and Writing
Another exploration of words, this time “letter, line, write”. This is a bit different from my previous examinations, since the most of the words in question are not in dispute, but their etymologies underwent quite a few changes. The Eldarin words for “letter” are Q. tengwa and S. têw (WJ/396,
Theme Updated
I finally freshened up the theme and menus! Hopefully everything will be easier to find now. This new theme allows me to have multiple menues, which allows for a much more organized appearance. I’d been planning on making this update for months now, but the holidays happened and I managed
Lesson 22 Quiz is up!
The lesson #22 quiz for Gelio Edhellen! 100 is up and running, and ready for beta testing. As usual, let me know if you find any problems with the quizzes! Elaran, Paul, and I had a lengthy discussion about the words that end in A that came from G, which
Elvish Roots – Ideas from Early Works
So far in this series I’ve focused on the Primitive Elvish of Tolkien’s later works, from the 1930s to the 1960s. This is because in the early to mid-1930s, Tolkien went through a major overhaul of Primitive Elvish, and the conceptual framework for his languages’ development was very different prior
Version 0.7.1 of Eldamo
I’ve release Eldamo 0.7.1 https://eldamo.org The main update is a detailed analysis of Ancient Telerin and Old Sindarin phonetic development. This is the same information I’ve been posting to Aglardh. https://middangeard.org.uk/aglardh/forum/3
Elvish Roots – Words Related to “And”
Another word analysis, this time for a single word: the conjunction “and”. We know the net result: Q. ar and S. a. Knowing its development is nevertheless very important, because it effects a number of secondary words and its history is very complex. In the Quenya Lexicon of the 1910s,