“O Tannenbaum Gilthoniel”

This post originally appeared on my blog two years ago, but it deserves another look! Attention all Tolkien language geeks, my friend, Patrick Wynne, sings “A Elbereth Gilthoniel” (by J.R.R.Tolkien) to the tune of “O Tannenbaum.” Brilliant. (if you have trouble viewing the video, refresh your browser) Lyrics: A Elbereth Gilthoniel, O Elbereth Starkindler, silivren [...]

Posted Under: Holidays,Humor,Languages,Tengwar,Tolkien
This post was written by Karyn on December 8, 2011 Comments Off

A Little Tengwar Primer

Some folks were interested in the script that was used in the lyrics I posted for A Elbereth Gilthoniel. Tengwar is a writing system that J.R.R.Tolkien created. It can be used to write in many languages (e.g., Sindarin, Quenya, English). A few years ago I created a little Primer to help learn the Tengwar. It [...]

Posted Under: Tengwar,Tolkien
This post was written by Karyn on December 19, 2009 Comments Off