The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth
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Book Description
This is the book on all of Tolkien's invented languages, spoken by hobbits, elves, and men of Middle-earth -- a dicitonary of fourteen languages, an English-Elvish glossary, all the runes and alphabets, and material on Tolkien the linguist.
About the Author
J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished career as a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. He is the renowned creator of Middle-earth and author of the great modern classic, The Hobbit, the prelude to his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Other works by J.R.R. Tolkien include The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81. Ruth Noel teaches remedial and developmental reading in Riverside, California. She is the author of The Mythology of Middle-earth, on the relation between The Lord of the Rings and European myth in general.
The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth,Ruth S. Noel,J.R.R. Tolkien,Houghton Mifflin,0395291305,(John Ronald Reuel),,1892-1973,Dictionaries,Dictionaries - General,English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,Fantasy,Fantasy - General,Fantasy literature, English,Fiction,Glossaries, etc,Imaginary languages,Language,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Middle Earth (Imaginary place),Science Fiction & Fantasy,Tolkien, J. R. R,English,Fiction / Fantasy / General,Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -,Reference works
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