#J R.R. Tolkien

[kelevra19k]

Eowyn and the Witch King

[saiyakova]

You must feel so edgy and smart hating on Rings of Power. Loooooook at meeeee, I'm muuuuuch better than all of you dumb people who enjoy things!

Typical ugly American. Keep your hate for yourself, you halfwit.

You say, going out of your way to be insulting and hateful. Lol! Also, it isn't edgy to hate the Rings of Power. I'm fairly certain it's the general concensus at this point. Just look at the viewing figures. You really just have to have eyeballs, braincells, and standards. I like to think that's more people than not. Although, more and more I am made to wonder about that. So, not cool or edgy or especially smart. Just common sense, really. If you are allowed to "like what you like" then I am allowed to hate what I hate. You know, equality and all that. You stand by your beliefs, and I'll stand my mine. And I believe this show isn't just bad. It is heatful, disrespectful, and malicious. A perversion of a beautiful mythos without which storytelling today would be totally changed and greatly diminished. They take the works of greater men and twist them into unrecognizable sludge to push agendas rooted in vanity and greed. It's the antithesis of Tolkien. I will never stop pointing that out. This is my line in the sand. I'm happy to die on the hill that is the great works of J. R.R. Tolkien and his son. It is invaluable, and it's worth fighting for.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

"BUT NONE COULD RIVAL HER, SHELOB THE GREAT, LAST CHILD OF UNGOLIANT TO TROUBLE THE UNHAPPY WORLD."

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1920x1500 -- Spotlight on a masterfully & fear-inducing Tolkien Legendarium piece titled "Shelob, Child of Ungoliant," artwork by Lorenzo Mastroianni, uploaded to Reddit in June 2024.

"There agelong she had dwelt, an evil thing in spider-form, even such as once of old had lived in the Land of the Elves in the West that is now under the Sea, such as Beren fought in the Mountains of Terror in Doriath, and so came to Luthien upon the green sward amid the hemlocks in the moonlight long ago. How Shelob came there, flying from ruin, no tale tells, for out of the Dark Years few tales have come. But still she was there, who was there before Sauron, and before the first stone of Barad-dur; and she served none but herself, drinking the blood of Elves and Men, bloated and grown fat with endless brooding on her feasts, weaving webs of shadow; for all living things were her food, and her vomit darkness. Far and wide her lesser broods, bastards of the miserable mates, her own offspring, that she slew, spread from glen to glen, from the Ephel Duath to the eastern hills, to Dol Guldur and the fastnesses of Mirkwood. But none could rival her, Shelob the Great, last child of Ungoliant to trouble the unhappy world."

-- J R.R. TOLKIEN, from "The Two Towers,' Book IV, Chapter 9, "Shelob's Lair"

Source: www.reddit.com/r/tolkienfans/comments/16bkqu6.

[stitcherofchaos]

I just realize something that made my blood boil.

You know how a lot of people in the fandom hate how Maglor had mercy on Elrond and Elrond and raised them as his own?

And how they try to twist and pervert that relationship into something abusive, selfish, and/or manipulative?

What if it was Maedhros?

And why do I feel like if it was him, everyone would be at his defense and write fan fictions, draw fanart, and love this family dynamic more than when it was Maglor?

Why does Maglor seem to have the most issues in the Silmarillion fandom, more than Maedhros?

Why do many people try to make Maglor into an even worse person than Maedhros despite what- albeit little- canon lore said about him?

Lastly, why did Tolkien make so many changes and switch so many things about those two in order make their characters consistent? Not to mention actually giving them character arcs…

You know, I’m staring to think that if Maedhros had found Elured and Elurín- and quite possibly raised them- the whole fandoms would’ve equally supported that dynamic.

I’m also guessing by the reason the fandom seems to like and defend Maedhros so much is because he is the ‘hot ginger’ out of the two brothers.

After all, you can project whatever you want out of a ‘blank page’, but you can’t touch the so-called ‘masterpiece’.

I’m not attacking anyone, I don’t want to attack anyone, heck maybe I’m wrong and all of Tolkien’s words are misleading from his true vision. I’m attempting to defend and respect the material that he worked so hard on, and sadly never finished.

Oh and just to be PERFECTLY clear, Maglor is not a good person, neither is Maedhros!

I just want the facts to be made clear. Maglor is a son of Feanor, a fierce killer, who committed 3 kinslayings! That is not the topic I’m discussing.

This is about the guilt, sorrow, and compassion he expressed for two orphaned boys at the end of the last kinsalying.

“For Maglor took pity upon Elrond and Elrond, and he cherished them, as little might be thought, but Maglor’s heart was sick and weary with the burden of the dreadful oath.”

- J R.R. Tolkien

[hivemuthur]

glorious ask game!! can i please have 1. bestest book o the year 36. for your favorite book character, 43!! and 46. i like Donna Tartt, who can you recommend with a similar style? sorry for all the questions but i couldn't help myself, i loved reading the answers for other numbers and as always, thank you for sharing your time with us :D !!

Oh damn, I already forgot about that ask game! Thank you for the ask, yay!

1. Name the best book you've read so far this year.

Ok, given that I have been reading stupid amounts of books at the same time (and not finishing) depending on what I'm writing, the answer is biased, because the only one I finished is Sonny Liston Was A Friend Of Mine (it's like... 50 pages long 🤡). It's dick lit but I loved the way it's written.

36. Your absolute most favorite character(s) from any book you've ever read.

That's actually HARD because I haven't read a character-oriented book with a likable character in a very, very long time. I'm gonna say Death from Pratchett books, he's fucking hilarious and it's the one I remember best. I also always loved Wellington Yueh from Dune (I like my characters tormented a little bit). Currently I'm doing a re-read of of Wasp Factory, and remembering how well Frank is written there, but I wouldn't say I actually like like him, since he's a fucking psycho. And my forever hero Éowyn, the shieldmaiden of Rohan. Ah, Éowyn, the woman you are.

43. Title of a book you own that's in the worst physical condition you have. Explain what happened to it. Post a picture if you want.

Okay, I co-own books with my boyfriend, so I'm gonna show you two on our shelf. What happened to them? They've been read and loved :D They are both so different it actually summarizes my all over the place reading very well:

J. R.R. Tolkien's Lord of The Rings, The Fellowship (Polish edition) and James Joyce's Finnegans Wake:

46. I like Donna Tartt, recommend me a book to read, please.

Okay, the first thing that comes to my mind is American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, it's the same period of time in American literature history (I'm referring to Secret History, because it's her only book I've read).

(and shh but I actually think that American Psycho is a better book, which doesn't mean I like it more than Secret History)

If you like the pacing and the mystery, I can recommend The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (it's a gothic horror short novel or a novella? so completely different style but the story vibe is similar).

If you like the very emotional style of writing and the unreliable narrator, anything by Kazuo Ishiguro. Particularly The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go. Here, vibe is completely different - Ishiguro is a Japanese British writer, so his environment couldn't be more away from Tartt's, but their voices are similar.

Then, The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith - it has moral ambiguity, very literacy prose and dark psychology.

And if you want a true American literature genius, then William Faulkner. Same environment: XX century, Southern voice. Fucking hell, As I Lay Dying is just worth reading, period.

But it might be that I have no idea what I'm talking about and you should be asking the true Donna Tartt expert, @ihopeinevergetsoberr!

bookworm ask game!

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[pheohun]

READING TRACKER

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House of Leaves- Mark Z. Danielewski

Last Night at the Telegraph Club- Malinda Lo

1984- George Orwell

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest- Ken Kesey

The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream- Harlan Ellison

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde- Robert Lewis Stevenson

Metamorphosis- Franz Kafka

The Time Machine- H. G. Wells

Blood Meridian- Cormac McCarthy

Animal Farm- George Orwell

Fahrenheit 451- Ray Bradbury

Lord of the Flies- William Goldberg

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CURRENTLY READING

Phantom of the Opera- Gaston Leroux

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PLAN TO READ

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes- Arthur Conan Doyle

The Alchemist- Ben Jonson

Fahrenheit 451- Ray Bradbury

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe- Douglas Adams

Life, the Universe and Everything- Douglas Adams

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish- Douglas Adams

Young Zaphod Plays It Safe- Douglas Adams

The Iliad- Homer

The Odyssey- Homer

Wuthering Heights- Emily Brontë

The Hobbit- J.R.R. Tolkien

Lord of the Rings- J.R.R. Tolkien

I Who Have Never Known Men- Jacqueline Harpman

Tender Is the Flesh- Agustina Bazterrica

Never Let Me Go- Kazuo Ishiguro

Brave New World- Aldous Huxley

The Handmaid's Tale- Margaret Atwood

The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins

The Giver- Lois Lowry

Slaughter House Five- Kurt Vonnecut

A Clockwork Orange- Anthony Burgess

Catch 22- Joseph Heller

Man's Search for Meaning- Viktor E. Frankl

Dracula- Bram Stoker

Babel- R. F. Kuang

The Shining- Stephen King

Tress of the Emerald Sea- Brandon Sanderson

Born to Run- Christopher McDougall

Vanderbilt- Anderson Cooper

Giovanni's Room- James Baldwin

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms- George R.R. Martin

Twisted Love- Anna Huang

The Diary of a Young Girl- Anne Frank

Little Women- Louisa May Alcott

The Nickel Boys- Colson Whitehead

Normal People- Sally Rooney

The Secret History- Donna Tartt

A Darker Shade of Magic- V.E. Schwab

A Court of Thorns and Roses- Sarah J. Maas

City of Bones- Cassandra Clare

Severance- Ling Ma

Intermezzo- Sally Rooney

Open Water- Caleb Azumah Nelson

Everything I Never Told You- Celeste Ng

Less- Andrew Sean Greer

The Idiot- Elif Batuman

Ripe- Sarah Rose Etter

Betty- Tiffany McDaniel

My Brilliant Friend- Elena Ferrante

All's Well- Mona Awad

The Remains of the Day- Kazuo Ishiguro

One Hundred Years of Solitude- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Rebecca- Daphne du Maurier

A Room of One's Own- Virginia Woolf

The Master and Margarita- Mikhail Bulgakov

Jane Eyre- Charlotte Brontë

The Unbearable Lightness of Being- Milan Kundera

Crime & Punishment- Fyodor Dostoesvky

Brideshead Revisited- Evelyn Waugh

Go Tell it On the Mountain- James Baldwin

The Death of Ivan Ilyich- Leo Tolstoy

Gideon the Ninth- Tamsyn Muir

Project Hail Mary- Andy Weir

Scythe- Neal Shusterman

Dry- Neal Shusterman, Jarrod Shusterman

This is How You Lose the Time War- Max Gladstone

An Ember in the Ashes- Sabaa Tahir

The Poppy War- R. F. Kuang

Vicious- V. E. Schwab

The Will of the Many- James Islington

The Name of the Wind- Patrick Rothfuss

Red Rising- Pierce Brown

An Enchantment of Ravens- Margaret Rogerson

Misborn- Brandon Sanderson

The Outsiders- S. E. Hinton

Ramona Blue- Julie Murphy

Radio Silence- Alice Oseman

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn- Betty Smith

I'll Give You the Sun- Jandy Nelson

Turtles All the Way Down- John Green

The Goldfinch- Donna Tartt

Lovely War- Julie Berry

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Salt to the Sea- Ruta Sepetys

The Marriage Portrait- Maggie O'Farrell

Pachinko- Min Jin Lee

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Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain

Educated- Tara Westover

Beautiful Boy- David Sheff

The Glass Castle- Jeanette Walls

Upstream- Mary Oliver

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If We Were Villains- M. L. Rio

Mythos- Stephen Fry

Crying in H Mart- Michelle Zauner

This Savage Song- Victoria Schwab

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Sharp Objects- Gillian Flynn

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Penance- Eliza Clark

Perfume- Patrick Süskind

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The Memory Police- Yoko Ogawa

Abigail- Magda Szabó

Heartless Hunter- Kirsten Ciccarelli

Deadly Occupants- Mads Rafferty

What Lies Beyond the Veil- Harper L. Woods

Lights Out- Navessa Allen

Blood of Hercules- Jasmine Mas

The Silent Patient- Alex Michaelids

The Last Thing He Told Me- Laura Dave

Verity- Colleen Hoover

Then She Was Gone- Lisa Jewell

Powerless- Lauren Roberts

Fourth Wing- Rebecca Yarros

The Serpent Wings of the Night- Carissa Broadbent

In the Likely Event- Rebecca Yarros

Things We Never Got Over- Lucy Score

Archer's Voice- Mia Sheridan

Flawless- Elise Silver

The Last Letter- Rebecca Yarros

One True Loves- Taylor Jenkins Ried

Love & Other Words- Christina Lauren

Before We Were Strangers- Renée Carlind

Book Lovers- Emily Henry

Holiday Romance- Catherine Walsh

Divine Rivals- Rebecca Ross

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The Giver of Stars- Jojo Moyes

The Beekeeper's Promise- Fiona Valpy

The Great Alone- Kristin Hannah

Redeeming Love- Francine Rivers

The Unmaking of June Farrow- Adrienne Young

The Last Letter From Your Lover- Jojo Moyes

Remarkably Bright Creatures- Shelby Van Pelt

Shogun- James Clavell

The Pillars of the Earth- Ken Follett

Lonesome Dove- Larry McMurtry

11/22/63- Stephen King

The Grapes of Wrath- John Steinback

The Fisherman- John Langan

The End of Loneliness- Benedict Wells

To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee

As Old as Time- Liz Braswell

Johnny Got His Gun- Dalton Trumbo

Starship Troopers- Robert A. Heinlin

Into That Darkness- Getta Serena

Good Omens- Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchet

No Longer Human- Osmau Dazai

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke- Eric LaRocca

The Song of Achilles- Madeline Millar

The Road- Cormic McCarthy

Sea of Tranquility- Emily St. John Mandel

The Unworthy- Agustina Bazterica

Parable of the Sower- Octavia E. Butler

The Water Knife- Paolo Bacigalupi

Klara and the Sun- Kazuo Ishiguaro

The School of Good Mothers- Jessamine Chan

The Power- Naomi Alderman

We- Yevgeny Zamyatin

The Wall- Marlen Haushofer

The Dispossessed- Ursula K. LeGuin

White Nights- Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Cather in the Rye- J. D. Sailnger

The Fall- Albert Camus

Ethan Frome- Edith Wharton

Of Mice and Men- John Steinback

Death of a Salesman- Arthur Millar

First Love- Ivan Turgenev

Breakfast at Tiffany's- Truman Capote

Cycle of the Werewolf- Stephen King

Come Closer- Sara Gran

Foster- Claire Keegan

The Bluest Eye- Toni Morrison

The Jakarta Method- Vincent Bevins

This Other Eden- Paul Harding

Lolita- Vladimir Nabokov

Bunny- Mona Awad

We Have Always Lived In the Castle- Shirley Jackson

American Psycho- Bret Easton Ellis

Gone Girl- Gillian Flynn

We Were Liars- E. Lockheart

Rouge- Mona Awad

The Count of Monte Christo- Alexander Dumas

Hard Rain Falling- Don Carpenter

The Stranger- Albert Camus

The Many Lives of Mama Love- Lara Love Hardin

The Prelude- William Wordsworth

The Yellow Wallpaper- Charolette Perkins Gilman

Notes from Underground- Fyodor Dostoevsky

Despair- Vladimir Nabokov

Blind Owl- Sadeq Hedayat

Steppenwolf- Hermann Hesse

The Driver's Seat- Muriel Spark

Madame Bovary- Gustave Falubert

Anna Karina- Leo Tolstoy

The Beautiful and Damned- F. Scott Fitzgerald

Lady Chatterly's Lover- D. H. Lawrence

Incidents Around the House- Josh Mallerman

The Heart's Invisible Furies- John Boyne

In Cold Blood- Truman Capote

The Castle- Franz Kafka

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- Hunter S. Thompson

Diary of an Oxygen Thief- Anonymous

The Plague- Albert Camus

Nausea- Jean-Paul Sartre

Four Perfect Pebbles- Lila Perl, Marion Blumenthal Lazan

False Start- Kandi Steiner

Pack Up the Moon- Krista Higgins

Caught Up- Liz Tomforde

Saving 6- Chloe Walsh

Swift and Saddled- Lily Sage

One Dark Window- Rachel Gillig

Quicksilver- Callie Hart

Long Shot- Kennedy Ryan

Sum- David Eagleman

A Promised Land- Barrack Obama

When Breath Becomes Air- Paul Kalenithi

Challenger- Adam Higginbotham

Our Revolution- Bernie Sanders

My Friend Anne Frank- Hannah Pick Goslar

Mort- Terry Pratchett

The Color Purple- Alice Walker

The Soul of an Octopus- Sy Montgomery

Haunting Adeline- H. D. Carlton

The Perfect Marriage- Jeneva Rose

The Silent Patient- Alex Michaelides

The Wedding People- Alison Espach

Demon Copperhead- Barbara Kingsolver

Us Against You- Fredrick Backman

The Wish- Nicholas Sparks

Tuesdays with Morrie- Mitch Albom

The House on Mango Street- Sandra Cisneros

Their Eyes Were Watching God- Zora Neale Hurston

The Little Prince- Antonie de Saint Exupéry

Beloved- Toni Morrison

Frankenstein- Mary Shelly

The Virgin Suicides- Jeffery Eugenides

What Moves the Dead- T. Kingfisher

A Man Called Ove- Fredrik Backman

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo- Taylor Jenkins Reid

Just For the Summer- Abby Jimenez

City of Quartz- Mike Davis

The Knockout Artist- Harry Crews

Paris in the Present Tense- Mark Helprin

Dead Inside- Chandler Morrison

Cows- Matthew Stokoe

100% Match- Patrick C. Harrison III

No One Rides For Free- Judith Sonnet

The Black Farm- Elias Witherow

Full Brutal- Kristopher Triana

The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren- Iona and Peter Opie

Lies My Teacher Told Me- James W. Loewen

Erasing History- Jason Stanley

A People's History to the United States- Howard Zinn

Child of God- Cormac McCarthy

Everything is Tuberculosis- John Green

The Witch of Colchis- Rosie Hewlett

Clytemnestra- Costanza Casati

Medusa's Sisters- Lauren J. A. Bear

Circe- Madeline Miller

Graveyard Shift- M.L. Rio

Ocean's Godori- Elaine U. Cho

Your Utopia- Bora Chung

Snowglobe- Soyoung Park

An Academy for Liars- Alexis Henderson

An Education in Malice- S.T. Gibson

The Invisible Life of Addie Larue- V.E. Schwab

The God of Endings- Jacqueline Holland

If I Ran the Zoo- Dr. Seuss

American Prometheus- Kai Bird, Martin J

Ella Enchanted- Gail Carson Levine

Kafka on the Shore- Haruki Murakami

The Courage to be Disliked- Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga

Cloud Cuckoo Land- Anthony Doerr

The Way of Kings- Brandon Sanderson

A Father's Story- Lionel Dahmer

I'm Going to Get Better- Olivia Mark

Cujo- Stephen King

I Can't Date Jesus- Michael Arceneaux

All My Friends Are Dead- Avery Monsen, Jory John

Invitation to a Beheading: Vladmir Nabokov

Children of the Corn- Stephen King

Interview with a Vampire- Anne Rice

Autobiography of Bed- Anne Carson

The Wasp Factory- Iain Banks

Cursed Bunny- Bora Huang

Girl Interrupted- Susanna Kaysen

Madonna in a Fur Coat- Saba

Great Expectations- Charles Dickens

David Copperfield- Charles Dickens

Go Set a Watchman- Harper Lee

A Christmas Carol- Charles Dickens

Garfield: His 9 Lives- Jim Davis

Why We Love Baseball- Joe Posnanski

Dear Hades- Alyssa Roat, Hope Bolinger

Kama Sutra- Vātsyāyana

Nicholas Nickleby- Charles Dickenson

Eye of the Dragon- Stephen King

The Devil in the White City- Erik Larson

Lés Miserables- Victor Hugo

Art of War- Sun Tzu

Aspects of the Theory of Clitics- Stephen Anderson

I'm Glad My Mom Died- Jennette McCurdy

The Giving Tree- Shel Silverstein

Red Rose- Stephen King

Be More Chill- Ned Vizzini

The Once and Future King- T.H. White

For Whom the Bell Tolls- Ernest Hemmingway

The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work- Alain de Bottom

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow- Gabrielle Zevin

Some Desperate Glory- Emily Tesh

Onyx Storm- Rebecca Yarros

Minds Over Meeting- Kody Green

Love in Vain- Poppy Z. Bright

The Conspiracy Against the Human Race- Thomas Ligotti

[a-ramblinrose]

A Weekly Reading Journal 1.20.25

Whoops I'm a day late and honestly this entry is almost identical to the last. That's what reading but not finishing does I guess.

Currently Reading:

Fiction:

Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

Black Thorn, White Rose by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling

The Silmarillion by J. R.R. Tolkien [RR]

Poetry:

The Collected Poems of Denise Levertov

The Apple That Astonished Paris by Billy Collins

Nonfiction:

Tolkien: A Celebration by Joseph Pearce

The Letters of Emily Dickinson

Just Finished:

Dream Work by Mary Oliver ★★★★★ [RR]

General Reading Thoughts:

Lost myself in a pit of fanfiction and just now managing to crawl my way back to my bookshelves!

Happy Reading!!!

Current Reading Tag || General Original Content || 2025 Reading Page

[mytastessuck]

Epic Rap Battles Of History: JRR Tolkien Vs. George R.R. Martin

Another Epic Rap Battle, this one being the opening to the divisive season 5 of the divisive Epic Rap Battles of History located on the bad Youtube site, puts two fantasy titans up against each other: A Song Of Ice And Fire's George R. R. Martin against Lord Of The Fucking Rings' J. R. R. Tolkien. Guys, I'm gonna be honest: I'm not sure who won. Epic Lloyd gives a manic energy to George that's impossible to hate (best line in the song, in my unarguable opinion, is his delivery of "I'm rock n' roll/you're a nerdy little nebbish and I may be dirty but you got a hairy foot fetish, dog!") but Nice Peter's barely restrained fury at this fucking plebian daring to step into this field is hilarious and awesome, especially with that overrated and underrated line that went viral on here a while ago (Oh, we all know the world is full of chance and anarchy/So, yes, it's true to life for characters to die randomly/But newsflash, the genre's called fantasy!/It's meant to be unrealistic, you myopic manatee!). So yeah, best way to open with a good taste in your mouth.

Song Score: 13/10

[sombraglaze]

a note I'd add is that if you're working on a full on professional thing (like a book you'll publish, or if you're working in an indie game studio) then it's worth considering hiring an actual conlanger! in the same way we may hire experts from other areas to enhance our work we can get someone who knows a lot about linguistics to make a full fledged language for us

of course it might not be the cheapest cause, you know, making a whole language takes hundreds of hours of work, but you could also hire a conlanger to make something simpler than a full language and still get results that are more intricate and naturalistic than what one might achieve without any background in linguistics

I'm not trying to dissuade anyone from making their own conlang sketches if they're excited to do it, it's very fun! I'm just putting the hiring option on the table cause I think a lot of people might assume that the only way to get a conlang in their fiction is to make it themselves, but there's lots of very capable conlangers who would absolutely love the opportunity to do it professionally!

also I may or may not be salty that the joke in the post is "Linguistics Georg R.R. Tolkien" because that gives the credit of making the conlangs to George R. R. Martin when the one to actually make them was David J. Peterson (he has a tumblr too, @ dedalvs) I just don't like it when art is misattributed. Tolkien was a conlanger tho, that one is correct

Conlanging for cheaters

quick tips for creating fantasy language(s) that look believable if you squint

Pick a few rules about what letter/sound combinations can and cannot exist (or are common/uncommon). For example, in English, "sp" or "st" can begin a word, but in Spanish they can't. The "ng" sound (or the voiced velar nasal if you want to get technical), can't appear at the beginning of a syllable in English, but it can in at least of third of languages around the world. English allows for consonant clusters (more than one consonant together without a vowel), but some languages, such as Hawaiian, don't. Picking a few distinctive rules that are different from English or the language you are writing in, and sticking to them, will yield a lot better results than just keysmashing.

Assign meaning to a few suffixes, prefixes, or roots. A simple and useful example of this is making up a particle that means -land or -city or -town, and tacking it onto your appropriate place names. You could also have a particle with a similar meaning to the "er/or one we have in English, such as in "baker," "singer," or "operator," and then incorporate it in your fantasy titles or professions. It's like an Easter egg for careful readers to figure out, and it will make your language/world feel more cohesive.

Focus on places and names. You usually don't need to write full sentences/paragraphs in your conlang. What you might want to do with it is name things. The flavor of your language will seep in from the background, with the added benefit of giving readers some hints on background lore. For example, you could have a conlang that corresponds to a certain group of people, and a character with a corresponding name could then be coded as being from that group without having to specify. A human-inhabited city with an elven-sounding name might imply that it was previously inhabited by elves.

You don't have to know what everything means. Unless you are Linguistics Georg R. R. Tolkien, you probably don't want to (and shouldn't!) actually make up a whole language. So stick some letters together (following your linguistic rules, of course) and save fretting over grammar and definitions for the important stuff.

(Bonus) This isn't technically conlanging, but it can be fun to make up an idiom or two for your fantasy culture (just in English or whatevs) and sprinkle that in a few times. The right made-up idiom can allude to much larger cultural elements without you having to actually explain it.

Congrats! You now have a conlang you can dust over your wip like an appropriate amount of glitter. Conlangs can be intimidating, just because there's so much you can do, but that doesn't mean you have to do it all. So yeah anyway here's what I would recommend; hope y'all have fun :D

[kelevra19k]

Melkor at the Birth of a Balrog! 🔥🔥

[thelorelounge]

These 20 Stories Prove Mythical Creatures Have Better Drama Than Reality TV

Let’s talk about mythical creatures—the glittering, snarling, winged, clawed, cursed darlings of literature who do more than just lurk in shadows or soar through dreams. They steal hearts, burn kingdoms, and occasionally offer life advice in riddles. Below, a decadent parade of twenty stories where the mythical walks among us—and frequently ruins everything deliciously.

1. The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien

Bilbo Baggins, a reluctant tea-loving introvert, is dragged into a dragon-heist featuring Smaug, who is basically the gold-obsessed CEO of arson.

2. Harry Potter Series – J.K. Rowling

Magic school, teenage trauma, and a revolving door of fantastical beasts including hippogriffs, basilisks, and a literal three-headed dog named Fluffy. Subtle.

3. Percy Jackson Series – Rick Riordan

Percy, a sass-laden demigod, plays Monster of the Week with Medusa, Hydras, and Minotaurs while trying not to fail algebra or Olympus.

4. The Chronicles of Narnia – C.S. Lewis

Kids walk through a wardrobe, find a lion who’s Jesus, and befriend fauns, centaurs, and talking beavers. No notes.

5. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – J.R.R. Tolkien

Frodo must destroy jewelry while dodging Balrogs, giant spiders, and ghost kings. Middle-earth is high drama with higher cheekbones.

6. Eragon – Christopher Paolini

Farm boy finds a dragon egg and becomes fantasy’s version of a teenage heartthrob. Cue rebellion and winged firepower.

7. Beowulf

The original monster-slayer™ battles Grendel, Grendel’s mom (icon), and a dragon. All in verse. All in vibe.

8. The Last Unicorn – Peter S. Beagle

A unicorn in existential crisis meets a butterfly who talks too much, a sorcerer with imposter syndrome, and a literal flaming bull. Sublime.

9. Pan’s Labyrinth (Film)

Post-war Spain, but make it eldritch: fauns, fairies, and a creature with eyes in his hands. Guillermo del Toro said, “Trauma, but mystical.”

10. The Odyssey – Homer

Odysseus takes ten years to get home because he can’t stop flirting with sirens, stabbing cyclopes, and annoying sea gods. Iconic.

11. Game of Thrones – George R.R. Martin

Power-hungry humans + dragons = extremely poor life choices. Fire and blood never looked so couture.

12. Twilight Series – Stephenie Meyer

Vampires sparkle. Werewolves sulk. Someone falls in love with a baby. Moving on.

13. Crown of Feathers – Nicki Pau Preto

Veronyka goes full Mulan to ride phoenixes in a world where flame and feathers collide. Gender? Subverted. Myth? Served.

14. A Song Below Water – Bethany C. Morrow

Black teen sirens in a modern world where magic meets microaggressions. Sing loud. Fight back. Stay luminous.

15. How to Train Your Dragon – Cressida Cowell

Boy befriends dragon. Breaks Viking tradition. Establishes emotional intelligence as the new weapon of war.

16. Tehanu – Ursula K. Le Guin

Dragons in Earthsea evolve past clichés and become symbols of ancient truth and feminine rage. I am living.

17. The Golem and the Jinni – Helene Wecker

A clay woman and a fire spirit walk into 1899 New York… no punchline, just exquisite character work and slow-burn myth.

18. All the Murmuring Bones – A.G. Slatter

Gothic. Grim. Gorgeous. Kelpies, mermaids, and the slow rot of family secrets. Pour yourself something dark and dive in.

19. Mermaid Tales – Debbie Dadey

Young mermaids learn friendship, adventure, and underwater drama. It’s giving bubblegum lore with baby fins.

20. A Court of Thorns and Roses – Sarah J. Maas

Feyre, a mortal girl with boundary issues, ends up entangled with fae courts, winged lovers, and political chaos. The spice level? Unholy.

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Whether they soar, slither, or seduce, mythical creatures remain humanity’s most fabulous coping mechanism. Want to escape your mortal woes? Find a unicorn, kiss a vampire, or ride a phoenix into the sunset like you own the horizon.

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Hayali Diller: Filmler ve Kitaplar İçin Oluşturulan Yapay Dillerin Hikayesi

Diller, insanlık tarihinin en önemli kültürel unsurlarından biridir. Ancak yalnızca doğal diller değil, yapay olarak yaratılmış diller de büyük bir etkiye sahiptir. Özellikle bilim kurgu, fantastik edebiyat ve sinema dünyasında, hayali halklar ve medeniyetler için özel diller geliştirilmiştir. Bu diller, hikayelere daha fazla derinlik kazandırırken, hayranlar için de büyük bir ilgi kaynağı olmuştur.

1. Yapay Dillerin Doğuşu: J.R.R. Tolkien ve Elvish Dili

Yapay dillerin popülerleşmesinde en büyük isimlerden biri, Yüzüklerin Efendisi serisinin yazarı J.R.R. Tolkien’dir. Kendisi dilbilimci olduğu için Orta Dünya’daki elfler, cüceler ve diğer halklar için detaylı diller tasarlamıştır. Sindarin ve Quenya olarak bilinen Elvish dilleri, dilbilgisi, sözdizimi ve kelime dağarcığı açısından oldukça gelişmiştir.

2. Klingon: Star Trek’in Savaşçı Dili

Klingonca, 1980’lerde Star Trek serisi için geliştirilen ve en yaygın kullanılan yapay dillerden biridir. Dilbilimci Marc Okrand tarafından oluşturulan Klingonca, sert ve savaşçı bir yapıya sahiptir. Bugün bile birçok kişi bu dili öğrenerek konuşabilmekte ve uluslararası toplantılar düzenlemektedir.

3. Dothraki ve Valyria: Game of Thrones’un Efsanevi Dilleri

George R.R. Martin’in Buz ve Ateşin Şarkısı serisinde yer alan Dothraki ve Valyria dilleri, Game of Thrones dizisi için profesyonel dilbilimci David J. Peterson tarafından detaylandırıldı. Dothraki dili, göçebe savaşçı bir halkın kültürüne uygun şekilde geliştirilirken, Valyria dili Roma ve Latince’den esinlenerek oluşturulmuştur.

4. Avatar’ın Na’vi Dili

James Cameron’un 2009 yapımı Avatar filmi için yaratılan Na’vi dili, gerçek dillerin ses yapılarından ilham alarak geliştirilmiştir. Dilbilimci Paul Frommer tarafından oluşturulan bu dil, filmde Pandora gezegenindeki yerli halk tarafından konuşulmaktadır. Na’vi dili, hayranlar arasında popüler hale gelmiş ve birçok kişi tarafından öğrenilmiştir.

5. Güncel Haberlerde Yapay Dillerin Kullanımı

Son yıllarda, yapay diller sadece filmler ve kitaplarla sınırlı kalmamış, oyun dünyasında da büyük bir yer edinmiştir. Özellikle bazı güncel haber kaynaklarına göre, sanal gerçeklik ve yapay zeka destekli oyunlarda yeni yapay diller geliştirilmektedir. (Kaynak: Güncel Haber)

Sık Sorulan Sorular

Yapay diller neden oluşturuluyor?

Hikayelere derinlik katmak, karakterleri daha gerçekçi kılmak ve hayranlar için etkileşim yaratmak amacıyla oluşturuluyor.

Gerçek hayatta yapay diller konuşulabilir mi?

Evet, Klingonca, Elvish ve Na’vi gibi bazı yapay diller, hayranları tarafından öğrenilip konuşulmaktadır.

Yapay dil oluşturmak zor mu?

Bir yapay dilin ses yapısı, dilbilgisi ve kelime dağarcığını geliştirmek detaylı bir süreç gerektirir.

En popüler yapay diller hangileridir?

Klingonca, Elvish, Dothraki, Valyria ve Na’vi en çok bilinen yapay diller arasındadır.

Gelecekte yeni yapay diller oluşturulacak mı?

Evet, oyunlar, diziler ve filmler için yeni yapay diller oluşturulmaya devam ediyor.

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Quenya and the Black Speech of Mordor as Examples of J.R.R. Tolkien's language invention

The Lord of the Rings is neither a book nor a movie. It's a cultural phenomenon and one of the biggest literary achievements of the 20th century. The influence of Middle-earth, a fictional world created by J. R. R. Tolkien, has been resonating in popular culture for almost a century now. FAQ: What are the words of the Black Speech? "Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul" is the famous incantation in the Black Speech of Mordor, which means "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." Why does Gandalf use Black Speech? Gandalf used the Black Speech of Mordor during the Council of Elrond to emphasize the danger that Middle-Earth was facing. Speaking the language alone was like casting dark spells as the words caused the sky to go dark and the ground to tremble. Gandalf also hoped to bring the Council towards the right decision, which was to destroy the One Ring. Is Quenya the same as Elvish? Yes, Quenya was one of the Elvish languages in the world of the Lord of the Rings. It may be treated as an equivalent of Latin. What is the difference between Tengwar and Quenya? Tengwar was the script used to write a number of the languages created by Tolkien, one of which was Quenya. Does Aragorn speak Sindarin or Quenya? Because Aragorn was raised in Rivendell, he could speak Sindarin fluently. Does Galadriel speak Quenya or Sindarin? Galadriel could speak Quenya, but she also used Sindarin, Khuzdul, and Westron. The Lord of the Rings in popular music Both The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit-inspired various artists, from other literary authors (G. R. R. Martin, Michael Swanwick, Raymond E. Feist, and more) to TV showrunners, cartoonists, and some of the most popular rock stars. Yes, you read it right — The Lord of the Rings was present in music way before Peter Jackson's adaptation hit the theaters in 2001. A popular example is Ramble On — a Led Zeppelin song that appeared on the Led Zeppelin II LP in 1969. Robert Plant sings the following verse: T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair. But Gollum and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her. Other examples of The Lord of the Rings in music include Black Sabbath's The Wizard from 1970 (a song inspired by the character of Gandalf) and Rush's song called Rivendel from 1975. Themes from Tolkien's high fantasy novel also made an appearance in Led Zeppelin's The Battle for Evermore (1971), Camel's three-part progressive rock epic from their 1974 album Mirage called Nimrodel / The Procession / The White Rider, and Blind Guardian's Into The Storm (1998). What is more, the Norwegian black metal band called Burzum took its name from the One Ring inscription. Tolkien's most famous wizard was also referenced in... one of the episodes of Friends. It is the one where Ross and Chandler are going to party with their college friend, who is also a party wizard called (surprise, surprise) Gandalf. The episode first aired in 1997. Speak More Languages Now The Lord of the Rings in other media The Lord of the Rings influence, however, stretches far beyond popular culture. Tolkien's work also influenced various academic disciplines. It goes without saying that this high-fantasy novel was researched by many literary scholars and cultural studies enthusiasts. J.R.R. Tolkien also gave substantive material to study linguists. And it's the languages of Middle-earth that we will focus on in this article. So pack your stuff, gather your companions, and prepare your weapon of choice... or just sit comfortably and grab a cup of tea. Let's go to Middle-earth once again and learn more about the languages spoken in this compelling world of magic, warriors, and wizards. J R.R. Tolkien's constructed languages J R.R. Tolkien invented a great number of fictional languages. He was a philologist himself, so linguistics was something he knew a great deal about. Many languages invented by Tolkien developed into something alive with their own history, detailed grammar, and abundant vocabulary. From Quenya and other Elvish languages to the common speech and the Black Speech of Mordor, it's little wonder that fans from around the world learn to speak them. So, what languages did Tolkien come up with? There are many different Elven languages in the Lord of the Rings. There are also constructed languages that are spoken by other creatures, with humans included. In this article, however, instead of focusing on all languages in Middle Earth at once, we'll only examine two — Quenya and the Black Speech of Mordor. The other languages, such as Sindarin, Khuzdul, and Westron, deserve a separate space. Also, we think it'll be more than enough for one read. What's more, Tolkien's linguistic knowledge of ancient Germanic languages and more helped him create a very rich world and fictional languages that are full of vocabulary and grammar rules — so there's a lot to be written about. In this article, you will read about the following: - What is Quenya? - What is Black Speech of Mordor? - What is the history of both those languages Tolkien created? - Who spoke them in the realm of Middle-earth? - Are there any parallels to existing languages? - What Tolkien language can readers actually learn to speak? Quenya — the Elvish language of Valar Outside the Middle-earth... In the realm of Middle-earth, Quenya stands as one of the great linguistic constructs from the Elvish language family. It was featured prominently in works such as The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. Outside of Middle-earth, this Elvish language was inspired by Finnish and is one of the earliest fictional speeches invented by J.R.R. Tolkien. Work on Quenya started as early as 1910 — it's 27 years before the publication of The Hobbit and 44 years before the release of The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien restructured its grammar many times before it reached its final form. The vocabulary was, on the other hand, pretty stable. As mentioned above, the Finnish language was a main source of inspiration for Quenya. Tolkien, however, also took some ideas from Greek, Welsh, and Latin, which he was studying at that time. But what does the word Quenya actually mean if we were to translate it into English? The answer is simple — "a language". Let's go back to Middle-earth... Quenya belongs to the family of Elvish languages — it is also referred to as the High Elvish. This was an ancient tongue that, unfortunately, quickly fell out of use and became a Middle-earth equivalent of Latin. However, Quenya was also the first language ever in Tolkien's world to be presented in a written form. A brief history of Quenya In the First Age, this tongue was mainly used by Calaquendi, also known as the High Elves. After Quenya had fallen out of use, Calaquendi used it as a ceremonial language and a means to express the most sublime aspects of science and poetry. Quenya was first developed by Eldar, the elves that marched to Valinor, which is a home of Valar — divine beings who served the will of Eru Ilúvatar — an equivalent of the Christian God. Before Quenya was created, elves who started the Great March spoke Eldarin. These Elves who did not participate in the Great March spoke a language called Avarin. Eldar then established the city of Tirion, where they developed the Quenya language. This is also why Valar adapted this speech as their own. In the Second Age, the Quenya was spoken by the men of Númenor. It was also used by the men of Gondor and Arnor (who were the descendants of Númenóreans) to name their kings and queens. This practice was forgotten in the years of The Lord of the Rings but resumed by Aragorn, who took the name of Elessar Telcontar. Which The Lord of the Rings characters used Quenya? Who, out of the Middle-earth characters, actually, spoke Quenya? A good example may be Saruman bringing a storm upon the Fellowship of the Ring on Caradhras — he was casting his spell in the High Elvish language. Here's what Saruman was shouting in Peter Jackson's adaptation: Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse; nai yarvaxea rasselya! Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse; Nai yarvaxea rasselya; taltuva notto-carinnar! which translates as: Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your horn be bloodstained! Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your bloodstained horn fall upon enemy heads! That's not a coincidence that Saruman was using Quenya — he was one of the emissaries of Valar. It is strange that Gandalf's response was in Sindarin, which is a lower form of the Quenya language. Gandalf was a Valar emissary himself. Moreover, Frodo's spell in Shelob's lair was also cast in Quenya. Here's how it goes: Aiya Eärendil Elenion Ancalima! which translates as: Hail Eärendil, brightest of the Stars! In The Fellowship of the Ring movie, Arwen casts a spell while trying to vanquish the Nine at the Bruinen — the spell is a mix of Quenya and Sindarin. Let's read some Quenya! We could now examine the phonology, grammar, and vocabulary of Quenya, but it will be way more fun to actually read something in this fictional language. Here's the first stanza of Namárië, the longest poem written in the Quenya language that was published during Tolkien's lifetime: Ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen, yéni únótimë ve rámar aldaron! Yéni ve lintë yuldar avánier mi oromardi lisse-miruvóreva Andúnë pella, Vardo tellumar nu luini yassen tintilar i eleni ómaryo airetári-lírinen. (J.R.R. Tolkien) And now the English translation: Ah! like gold fall the leaves in the wind, long years numberless as the wings of trees! The years have passed like swift draughts of the sweet mead in lofty halls beyond the West, beneath the blue vaults of Varda wherein the stars tremble in the song of her voice, holy and queenly. Namárië is a reduced word of á na márië, which in turn means in English "by well". It is a common Elvish word used to say goodbye. How to learn Quenya? There are over a hundred words existing in the Quenya language, based on all of the materials written by J.R.R. Tolkien. It stands as one of the richest and most well-developed languages in the realm of Middle-earth. There are unfortunately not many Quenya translators or language-learning apps which would be reliable enough in translating this Elvish language. You can use this online translator — it works quite well, but, unfortunately, it does not provide any pronunciation tips or voice that would read the translation. If you want to learn some Quenya, you can turn to The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship (abbreviated as E.L.F) — an international organization devoted to the study of languages constructed by J.R.R. Tolkien. They were appointed by Christopher Tolkien, the son of J.R.R Tolkien, to publish his father's writing concerning the languages he invented. When it comes to learning the languages of Middle Earth in general, The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship is always a good idea. Here's some Quenya vocabulary Let's look at some specific vocabulary in Quenya and its translation: Quenya English aika broad, vast aina holy ailo lake, pool haimë habit halcin frozen imbë between indo house tassë there ráva wilderness carma weapon The Black Speech — the vile language of Sauron's servants Let's now go to the other side of the language spectrum and examine the Black Speech or the Black Speech of Mordor. What is Black Speech? Tolkien stated that, in the realm of Middle-earth, this tongue was created by Sauron to serve as a means of communication with all his servants. He also wanted it to be the official language of all the lands that he dominated. What's more, the Black Speech was meant to be an antiparallel for Khuzdul — a language of Dwarves. The Black Speech of Mordor has 2 forms: the "pure" one spoken by Sauron, the Nazgûl (the Ringwraiths), and the Olog-hai (in other words, Trolls), and the "debased" form used by the soldiers and Orcs of Barad-dûr. Orcs actually had their own language. It was a mix of many tongues, with the Black Speech included. At the end of the Third Age (that is, at the time of The Lord of the Rings), however, they would communicate exclusively in Westron — the common speech of Middle-earth, which is simply English. Real-world parallels Outside Middle-earth, the Black Speech of Mordor was compared to the Hurrian language of Northern Mesopotamia. Tolkien also described it as an agglutinative language — a type of speech in which words are made up of distinct morphemes, with each morpheme representing a single meaning. An example of such a language is Turkish. The One Ring inscription Unfortunately, the Black Speech was one of Tolkien's least developed languages. He also did not write any poems or books in it, so there is little material to examine. One text, however, is particularly useful and describes the nature of the Black Speech perfectly — the famous inscription on the One Ring: Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. (J.R.R Tolkien) which translates as: One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. The above inscription was actually spoken in full in The Fellowship of the Ring movie. It happened in the extended scene during the Council of Elrond when Gandalf started to burst out the Black Speech as a warning to Boromir, who wanted to use the Ring to his advantage. Here's a snapshot from the film: The scene corresponds with the following snippet from The Lord of the Rings book: The change in the wizard's voice was astounding. Suddenly it became menacing, powerful, harsh as stone. A shadow seemed to pass over the high sun, and the porch for a moment grew dark. All trembled, and the Elves stopped their ears. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954. The character of the Black Speech Along with the scene from Peter Jackson's movie, the above snippet from the book says quite a lot about the nature of Black Speech. It was harsh in sound, sounded utterly menacing, and gave Elves something that resembled a headache. Speaking it was, therefore, viewed as the equivalent of casting vile spells or simply saying curse words. Tolkien wanted Black Speech to be vastly different from the Elvish languages. It was meant to be a guttural speech with a clear dominance of sounds, such as sh, gh, zg. This evil language was, however, something more than a mere collection of nasty noises. How to speak Black Speech? Unfortunately, there are not many reliable sources that would answer this question. However, we can draw inspiration from David Salo, a linguist who worked with Peter Jackson. There's one more fragment of text in the Black Speech from The Lord of the Rings universe. Salo invented the below line of text by combining the words from the Ring inscription: Gû kîbum kelkum-ishi, burzum-ishi. Akha gûm-ishi ashi gurum. which translates as: No life in coldness, in darkness. Here in void, only death. Black Speech is then definitely something more than a language created for the sole purpose of sounding evil. Take the word Nazgûl, for instance. In the Black Speech, the morphere nazg means a ring, and a morpheme gûl means a wraith. Here's some more vocabulary of the Black Speech Look at the table below for more examples of Black Speech: Black Speech English agh and burzum darkness durub a ruler gazat a dwarf krimp- to bind lug a tower mog voice Nazguul a wraith nuut sky prakh- to lure Other popular fictional languages There's no doubt Tolkien is a godfather of invented languages. His attention to detail and focus on making his linguistic creations as authentic as possible inspired many creators to come. Let's now take a look at some of the other fictional languages present in popular culture. Klingon One of the most popular and mature languages spoken outside the realm of Middle-earth is Klingon. It comes from the Star Trek universe and  was created by Marc Okrand — an American linguist who worked with Paramount Pictures in the 1980s. The language gained popularity so big that fans have been conducting marriage ceremonies, writing songs, and adapting real-world literature in Klingon. Dothraki Another popular fictional language is Dothraki from the Game of Thrones TV series. The Dothraki tribe was established in A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. The book already included some words in their language. It was, however, in the HBO TV series that the language was later developed. As the tribe was nomadic and traveled a lot, the language was supposed to reflect a close relationship with horses and riding. Na’vi Last, but not least, let's talk about Na’vi from Avatar. Paul Frommer, a linguist who worked with James Cameron, created an extensive vocabulary for this language so that the race Na'vi could be a fully developed concept. Fans of the 2009 blockbuster along with Frommer quickly formed a linguistic fellowship to further develop this fictional language. Quenya and the Black Speech of Mordor — summary Despite the fact that The Lord of the Rings was published over half a century ago, the work of J.R.R. Tolkien is still as popular as it was years ago, maybe now even more so. We didn't hear Tolkien's languages in Peter Jackson's adaptation of the book very often, but, luckily, there are a lot of materials on the Middle-earth speeches written by the author himself. If you're really interested in learning more about Quenya and the Black Speech, it's best to turn to the additional chapters of The Lord of the Rings book — they'll give the most valuable information on Tolkien's languages. And if you have a passion for learning languages, but not necessarily time and motivation, be sure to check our store. With our newest standalone device, Vasco Translator V4, you have 108 languages in your pocket! Maybe someday even Quenya and the Black Speech of Mordor too... In a nutshell: Quenya is an Elvish language that was featured prominently in works such as The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. It was first developed by Eldar, the elves that marched to Valinor, and was later adapted by Valar as their own language. In the Second Age, the Quenya was spoken by the men of Númenor. It was also used by the men of Gondor and Arnor to name their kings and queens. The Black Speech of Mordor was created by Sauron to serve as a means of communication with all his servants. It was also meant to be the official language of all the lands that he dominated. The Black Speech was compared to the Hurrian language of northern Mesopotamia. Read the full article

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ART PLANNING: Crack Ships, Unusual AUs, and TOLKIEN'S The Silmarillion....

I haven't been happy with my latest couple of asoiaf character portraits- so I decided to take a step back and come back to them in a few months to see if they can be salvaged or if I need to start again from scratch...

In the meantime I've recently completed fanart of a Sansa-centric crack ship/rarepair- expect me to post a little meta/write up about this particular ship + the fanart piece + related Fanfic recs within the next day or so.

I'm also 90% done a jonsa fanart piece, I'm not going to give much detail on it yet but it is based on an incredibly niche modern AU (and once again I will be pairing it with a post on corresponding Fic Recs)

Honestly with both pieces I feel like they are just too niche/obscure a concept to catch most people's interest- but I found them interesting enough that I was excited to make them (even if it will just be for my own enjoyment + that of like the handful of other people who like this ship/will be interested in this jonsa au)

Other than that things are kind up in the air- I may post a Sansa/QITN Portrait (I've been working on it for what feels like forever... I just need to decide when to stop fiddling with it and accept that it is finished/ready to post)

I also have tentative plans to redo an old epic Fanart piece I did based on J. R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion but we'll see if that will keep my attention long enough for me to complete it before I feel the inescapable urge to start working on something new...

Also, eventually, I will start working on/posting the occasional non-asoiaf piece.

-Crimson Cold