Re: Tengwar

Boy does this bring back memories. In high school, we had a couple of teachers who would snatch up notes and read them aloud in class. A friend of mine and I learned how to write in Tengwar specifically to get around that.

The sad thing is, I can still (mostly) write it :)

Cheers,
Ovid

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Re: Re: Tengwar by japhy (Canon) on May 05, 2004 at 19:03 UTC
I have "Marillion" on my web site in Quenya using the tengwar. I learned to write it a couple years ago during the forming of my LOTR craze. Marillion means "son of pearl". _____________________________________________________ Jeff`[japhy]`Pinyan: Perl, regex, and perl hacker, who'd like a job (NYC-area) `s++=END;++y(;-P)}y js++=;shajsj<++y(p-q)}?print:??;`	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Tengwar by halley (Prior) on May 05, 2004 at 19:20 UTC
Just a nit, but you don't "write in Tengwar." The word 'tengwar' roughly equates to the table of letters. That would be like saying you "write in Alphabet." You might say you write using the Feanorian characters, or if you're a true elf-nut, you might write in the Sindarin language (or some other dialect). It's nice to see that the Unicode has a code point for the Tengwar. I don't think it's really complete as Tolkien used quite a few characters not described in LotR appendices, but it's flattering to the fans that it was considered. -- `[ e d @ h a l l e y . c c ]`	[reply]
Re^4: Tengwar by Tomte (Priest) on May 06, 2004 at 07:51 UTC
It's nice to see that the Unicode has a code point for the Tengwar. I don't think it's really complete as Tolkien used quite a few characters not described in LotR appendices, but it's flattering to the fans that it was considered. hmmm, the Proposed New Scripts page states it as [...]being worked on by Unicode Technical Committee Working Groups. The proposition dates back to 1997...I wonder if propositions are ever rejected, or if their status remains "being worked on" for ever; tengwar as part of unicode with available fonts would be really helpful in writing/reading online about LOTR... regards, tomte An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. -- Albert Camus	[reply]