Writing With Elvish Fonts. This is a tutorial for some of the fonts and tools that can be used for writing in Tengwar on a Windows PC. Contents Direct links to some notes in the text: "About installing fonts"; "A frequently asked question about TengScribe"; "A possible problem with Windows 2000 and XP". About this tutorial [ToC] This tutorial will show how the Tengwar , J.R.R.
The text is primarily targeted for readers with little or no previous experience in using the Tengwar. Some of the tools that are introduced here can in fact be used without knowing much about the Tengwar, but the user should be aware of their limitations. About the Tengwar Tengwar is the most prominent of Tolkien's invented writing systems. Cirth ("runes"), and will not be discussed here. In their fictional setting, the Tengwar came to be known in a wide geographic area, and were used for writing many Elvish and non-Elvish languages.
Modes Using a keyboard designed for the Latin alphabet for writing in any of these modes is far from ideal. Tehtar. Tolkien Pronunciation Recordings. (last updated 22nd December 2005) This is an ongoing recording project in which I record all well known non-English names and some expressions in Tolkien's works, showing how I pronounce them. I do not claim that these samples give the perfect pronunciation - therefore I wish to receive feedback on them so that I can record anew those that people find incorrect - but I do claim without hesitation that they represent a pronunciation that is better than most people's, because I have a good understanding of Tolkien's pronunciation rules and my own inherent accent suits them very well. The samples are in the MP3 format and can be downloaded and either be saved to your hard drive to be played or played directly with an MP3 player, for example Winamp or foobar2000. The names that there are more than one sample of are ones of which the correct pronunciation I am not sure about, so I give the alternatives.
A zip file containing all samples The list of samples so far: Merin Essi ar Quenteli! Elvish Pronunciation Guide. This page aims to give a guide to the pronunciation of the Elvish languages for those who are not confident that they understand Tolkien's own guide to the pronunciation. I have used some technical terms of phonetics, but they are always (I hope) introduced in a context which makes it clear roughly what they mean. The hyperlinks refer to sound files of me speaking the sounds. I do not claim that my rendition is ideal (there are particular sounds I have a mental block about), but it should be fairly accurate. The sound files are in .wav format; although this is neither the most compact nor the best sound file format, owing to the influence of the Great Satan, it's probably the most widely understood. Currently only the guide for Quenya is here.
Quenya presents few problems in pronunciation; for native English speakers, the main point to watch is the vowels. Vowels The long vowels are pronounced thus: á, í, ú: just like the short vowels, but longer! Finally, a note on the diaeresis. Stress. Ted Nasmith - Tolkien Illustrations. Hisweloke - Sindarin English dictionary. Dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings :: Tolkien Gateway. Recovered The Tolkien Professor. Mithlas.