Tengwar
Fictional script in the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tengwar (/ˈtɛŋɡwɑːr/) script is an artificial script, one of several scripts created by J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings.
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Tengwar | |
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Script type | Alternative
abugida or alphabet according to the "mode" |
Creator | J. R. R. Tolkien |
Time period | 1930s–present |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | a number of Tolkien's constructed languages, Quenya and Sindarin, English |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Sarati
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ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Teng (290), Tengwar |
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Within the fictional context of Middle-earth, the Tengwar were invented by the Elf Fëanor, and used first to write the Elven tongues Quenya and Telerin. Later a great number of Tolkien's constructed languages were written using the Tengwar, including Sindarin. Tolkien used Tengwar to write English: most of Tolkien's Tengwar samples are actually in English.