The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth

The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth is a reference and explanatory written book by Ruth S. Noel, published currently by the Houghton Mifflin Company (Boston). It serves as a lexical and grammatical handbook for enthusiasts of Tolkien's invented languages and scripts, and includes also the narrative of Tolkien as a linguist.

Contents

 * Part I: Language in Tolkien's Middle-earth
 * Tolkien the Linguist
 * Westron and the Lines of the Kings
 * The Language of Hobbits
 * The Language of the Rohirrim
 * The Languages of Rhovannion - In this chapter, words and names such as Arkenstone, Olorin, and Scatha are translated via their roots in Old English, Old Norse, Old High German, or even Slavonic.
 * Quotations Translated
 * Runes and Letters
 * Part II: The Elvish Languages
 * The Elven Tongues and the Power of Language
 * Using Elvish
 * English-to-Elvish Glossary
 * Part III: The Tolkien Dictionary: Fourteen Tolkien Languages
 * Pronunciation
 * Codes - this is a legend for the following chapter, which is a glossary
 * The Tolkien Dictionary

Misspellings and Errors

 * In the Table of Contents, chapter 5 of Part I is spelled "The Languages of Rhovannion". Rhovanion is the correct spelling of the place.
 * In chapter 5, "The Languages of Rhovannion", the entry for the word Dwarrowdelf (which is Moria) is spelled Dwerrowdelf.
 * Also in chapter 5, the term Variag is one of the entries. Variags are the people of the land of Khand, and Khand is not a region of Rhovanion.

Editions
The book was written in 1974, at which time its full title was The Languages of Middle-earth. The Mirage Press publication of this book had the same title.

Hardback: ISBN 0-395-29129-1

Paperback: ISBN 0-385-29130-5

External link

 * The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth at Wikipedia