Languages from J. R. R. Tolkien's Fiction

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien started creating languages in his early teens and continued the hobby throughout his life.
Many of these languages are featured in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and his other works.
He even created writing systems for his languages including Tengwar script and a form of Runes.

Quenya was one of the Elvish languages created by Tolkien beginning in the 1910's.
The translation below is shown in both printed and cursive Tengwar.

Language information at Wikipedia

Alternate names for Quenya include Qenya, High-Elven, and Elvish

Sindarin was created by Tolkien beginning in the 1910's.
It was the Elvish language most commonly spoken in Middle Earth in the Third Age.
The translation below is shown in both printed and cursive Tengwar.

Language information at Wikipedia

Tengwar has been adapted to represent many real world languages, including an English mode.
The translation below is shown in both printed and cursive Tengwar.

Runes were used for some English inscriptions in The Hobbit.

The Goblin Alphabet was used by the North Polar Bear in Tolkien's The Father Christmas Letters.

Non-Unicode Tengwar fonts used for these translations

Tengwar information at Amanye Tenceli, Omniglot and Wikipedia

Runes information at Omniglot

Ardalambion: A comprehensive Tolkien language site

Wikipedia's Middle Earth languages page

The four essential travel phrases in English: 1) Where is my room? 2) Where is the beach? 3) Where is the bar? 4) Don't touch me there!

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