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  2. He created a large family of Elvish languages, the best-known and most developed being Quenya and Sindarin. In addition, he sketched in the Mannish languages of Adûnaic and Rohirric; the Dwarvish language of Khuzdul; the Entish language; and the Black Speech, in the fiction a constructed language enforced on the Orcs by the Dark Lord Sauron.

  3. The Elvish languages of Middle-earth, constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien, include Quenya and Sindarin. These were the various languages spoken by the Elves of Middle-earth as they developed as a society throughout the Ages.

  4. Tolkien's Elvish languages. The philologist and high fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien created many languages for his Elves, leading him to create the mythology of his Middle-earth books, complete with multiple divisions of the Elves, to speak the languages he had constructed.

  5. Mar 31, 2015 · This week, we tackle the mystery of J.R.R. Tolkien's invented languages. Elves, Orcs, Ents, Hobbits -- each had their own specific language, complete with grammar.

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  6. Sep 23, 2023 · Although the Elvish languages Sindarin and Quenya are the most famous and the most mature languages of those that Tolkien invented for his mythology, they are by no means the only ones.

  7. Sep 15, 2023 · The creator of Middle earth also created 2 Elvish languages which he used in his books and in poems. Learn more about Tolkien’s life and achievements in this John Ronald Reuel Tolkien biography: Early Life and Education.

  8. Apr 23, 2019 · One of the first truly expansive languages Tolkien created was Elfin, which he would later rename Quenya. Inspired to create a language after encountering Finnish, he started working on Quenya around 1910. Tolkien spent the following few decades tweaking Quenya’s grammar, as well as working on other conlangs.