Links for Tolkien Language Learners

Dictionaries

• Eldamo – Paul Strack’s project to collect all the examples of Elvish in Tolkien’s works into an annotated cross-referenced wordlist. A must-visit for any aspiring Tolkien scholar!
• Hiswelókë – Despite the Quenya name, Hiswelókë is an online Sindarin dictionary.

Pronunciation

• Glǽmscrafu has recordings of Tolkien pronouncing Elvish words and poems from The Lord of the Rings.

General Interest

• Elvish as She Is Spoke, by Carl F. Hostetter – An overview of the difficulties facing the aspiring student of Elvish, and a cogent suggestion for how to overcome them. Hosted by the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship.
• Ardalambion (Of the Tongues of Arda) – Helge Fauskanger’s site covering many aspects of Tolkien’s linguistic creations. His Quenya language course can be found there.
• Parma Tyelpelassiva (Book of Silver Leaves) – Thorsten Renk’s site containing Sindarin and Quenya courses, plus many fan-made compositions in Elvish.

The Fine Print

This site and its source code are copyright Ben Christel and released under the MIT open source license. The code and its change history may be viewed on Github.

Quotations from J.R.R. Tolkien’s works are the property of their respective copyright holders. Their use here is intended to accord with U.S. fair use law. The views expressed here are my own; I neither have nor claim any affiliation with or endorsement from the Tolkien Estate or the J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust.