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Vocabulary. References. External links. Sindarin is one of the constructed languages devised by J. R. R. Tolkien for use in his fantasy stories set in Arda, primarily in Middle-earth. Sindarin is one of the many languages spoken by the Elves. The word Sindarin is a Quenya word.
Mar 10, 2024 · Sindarin was the language of the Sindar, those Teleri which had been left behind on the Great Journey of the Elves. It was derived from an earlier language called Common Telerin. When the Noldor came back to Middle-earth, they adopted the Sindarin language, although they believed their native Quenya more beautiful.
Lord of the Rings. Sindarin was the Elvish language most commonly spoken in Middle-earth during the Third Age. In the real world, Sindarin is often colloquially called "Elven" or "Elvish", outside canonical context. In The Lord of the Rings, "the Elven tongue" refers to Sindarin.
Jul 10, 2004 · Sindarin was based on Welsh, a language much loved by Tolkien. It presents some similarities to it and it shared many words that look and sound alike, by chance or by Tolkien 's intention. For example the Elven name of the minstrel Daeron in Welsh means 'birds'.
Sindarin is a fictional language invented by J.R.R. Tolkien and spoken by the Grey-elves or Sindar in his books about Middle-earth (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, etc). Sindarin is loosely based on Welsh and was originally called Gnomish.
Sindarin is the language of the Sindar, a branch of the Third Clan, who dwelt in Beleriand. Its dialects include Doriathrin, in Doriath; Falathrin, in the Falas of Beleriand; North Sindarin, in Dorthonion and Hithlum; Noldorin Sindarin, spoken by the Exiled Noldor.
