This is a listing of helpful resources. If there is a resource not mentioned that you think I should list please contact me.
Websites | Summary |
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The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship | A great resource with several linguistic journals that you can subscribe to for a great price. Vinyar Tengwar is especially valuable. |
Tengwestië | The online journal of the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship. |
Ardalambion | Essays on Sindarin, Quenya, and more by Helge K. Fauskanger. |
Sindanórië | Some good essays by Roman Rausch |
Parma Tyelpelassiva | Fine essays by Thorsten Renk |
Gwaith-i-Phethdain | A nice source for information on Sindarin. Has an interesting summary of Sindarin grammer as well as sound clips of Elvish from the movies. |
Sindarin Dictionary | Home of the best free downloadable Sindarin dictionary. Compiled and annotated by Didier Willis. |
Hiswelókë | Site of Didier Willis. Good stuff if you know French. |
Lambeñgolmor | The best mailing list dedicated to the technical study of Tolkien's languages. Sponsored by the E.L.F. |
Elfling | Mailing list regarding Tolkien's languages |
Mellonath Daeron | A good resource with some useful articles and resources regarding Sindarin and Tengwar |
Pronunciation Guide | A semi accurate guide to Quenya pronunciation with sound clips. |
YaTT | Yet Another Tengwar Tool. A great little program for transcribing your Sindarin or Quenya phrases into Tengwar. |
I-Mbar Maethor | A website of a friend, Maethor. Mostly Sindarin. |
Ardhon-Ellammath | Website of Florian “Lothenon” Dombach (formerly ‘Mellyn-in-Edhil’). Mostly in German but has sections in English. Has some interesting sound files of the Sindarin corpus. |
Council of Elrond | Site where I had previously attempted a course in Sindarin. While I no longer have direct control over the material (and hence some may be aging or not represent my current thoughts) it may very well prove useful! COE is a great site - well worth your time - even if you don't look at the languages! |
The Tolkien Society | Great resource on Tolkien himself, his works, and contains many other resources. Very much recommended. |
While none of the resources below can be recommended, their noxiousness may vary. The number of White Hands indicates the amount of inaccuracy and downright invention they contain.
Ratings | Websites | Summary |
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Ambar Eldaron | A collection of poorly-written and often inaccurate translations of existing Elvish lessons, jumbled with unusable dictionaries devoid of references and containing a number of invented or “rectified” words. | |
Arwen-Undomiel | In the author's own words: “In some cases I have added meaningless letters to ‘Elvish-ize’ the names, the most common being dh and th (Cuguwen ‘Dove Maiden’ doesn’t sound quite Elvish, but Cugedhiel does).” | |
Dragon’s Inn | RPG-style Elvish, with Quenya and Sindarin mixed together, and a lot of invented words not marked at such. | |
Elf Fetish | Automated name translation program built with a poor understanding of the Elvish grammar, unable to combine Sindarin elements in a correct way. | |
A Gateway to Sindarin, by David Salo | Though it is the most complete Sindarin dictionary in print, it is useless as a Sindarin reference book, as it rarely provides any reference and mixes inventions and reconstructions with attested Sindarin words. | |
The Grey Company | Perhaps the largest website devoted to RPG Elvish. This site is not related to, or even a part of Tolkiens linguistic scenario. | |
The Languages of Middle-Earth, by Ruth S. Noel | This is the only book still in print that discusses Tolkien's languages. Unfortunately, it is more than 30 years out of date | |
My Precious — Name Generator | Random Elvish mumbo-jumbo. | |
Nieninqui — White Tears | A lot of confusion between Sindarin and Noldorin, without warning or application of the required phonological adaptations. | |
Onutza’s Website | Many invented forms (including Grelvish) not identified as such, mix of Quenya and Common Eldarin, mix of Noldorin and Sindarin, etc. |