Another website with information about Quenya Pronunciation: Elvish Pronunciation Guide Voices in the recordings are Fiona Jallings and Tinwelint. Vowels `C=~C(A/Á) Pronounce them /a/, like the A is in the word “father”. Make sure that the A is pronounced the same at the ends of words too. English speakers often

Because IPA is tricky for people who aren’t familiar with it, I made up a pronunciation transcription system that doesn’t use unfamiliar characters, is largely based on the ways the words are already written, and can be used for all of Tolkien’s languages. You’ll find it used all over the

Dialogue is one of the most important tools a writer can have to build a character. Many authors try to use Elvish to give the dialogue a more authentic feel, and it should work. After all, Tolkien used this trick very successfully. However, there’s a very big difference between Tolkien

Hello writer. I see you have a character who would like to hold a conversation in another tongue. This page will help you figure out what language and dialect you need phrases in. What species is this character? Elf Human (and Hobbit) Dwarf If they are speaking to a fellow

First stop: Naming Traditions, so you know what language the names you chose will be in and what sort of name you’re looking for. If you don’t care: go to the Random Name Generator. Namelists: Quenya Name List For the Noldor dwelling in Valinor and in Middle-earth, and the Gondorian

Can you do a translation for me? What is Grelvish? How can I tell if some Elvish is Grelvish? How do I put accents over my letters? Can you beta read my story for me? Can I put some of the stuff on your website onto mine? Can you do

Dwarves have two or more names. Two of them are given at birth. The first is made of Kuzdul, the Dwarven language. Only other Dwarves are allowed to know it (1102 LotR). The second is made of Westron (35 PME), but Tolkien replaced it with Norse (41 PME). This name

Hobbits are the oddballs of Middle-earth. Their naming traditions follow our own. They are given a baby name, which they keep for their entire lives. They have family names. Like us, when two Hobbits marry, the female drops her family name, and takes her husband’s. They name each other after

The Rohirrim will name each other after each other. They rarely have more than one name. (I have a hypothesis that names were given after the person was a few years old: like Éowyn – Horse Joy. Éowyn probably was a tomboy when she was a little girl, and probably

The Númenóreans love to name themselves after other people or Elves that they respect. They won’t take a name from someone who is living at the time because that could create misunderstandings and other such trouble. In Númenor and its followers: Gondor and Arnor, a king is given a new