10-24-2006, 08:05 PM | #1 |
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Writing using Tengwar characters - II
[moderator note - from Rian's opening post to the first thread, which is here ]
Ok, I did a search on this and found "speaking in Elvish" threads but not one specifically on writing using the Tengwar characters, so here goes... I didn't have time/talent to learn elvish, so I decided to help satisfy my M.E. cravings by learning the Tengwar characters for the English mode and write in English using Tengwar. It is really fun, and also - I don't know, I guess almost physically enjoyable (to me, they just look so pretty! I think Tolkien wrote somewhere that he wanted to invent characters that were visually pleasing). They look nice written with a chisel-point pen, but a regular one works just fine, too. It took a little bit of time to memorize them so I could write fluently, and I still can't read quickly (I have to go character by character except for words of 2 characters, which I can read right away), but it was well worth it, plus you can write ANYTHING you want down in a journal and not worry about someone finding it and reading it! (at least no one around me can read it!) I know katya writes in Tengwar - anyone else? ***********Edit: It's almost 8 months later, and I"m still happily writing Tengwar! Some new Tengwar fans have recently joined, and just for the sake of convenience, I'm editing this post and adding the two best links on Tengwar that I've found: the passagen link and the elfique link . ***********Edit: I thought I would add some links to some of the attachments that people had, to show off our all our fun and unique and pretty Tengwar Earniel's Elvish rock RÃ*an's Nargothrond poem from Lays of Beleriand - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *bump* So, any more Tengwar writers here? Anyone that wants to learn? I need to re-learn, because I haven't done it in awhile! Nov 2010 - edit to add links that changed - passagen is now at http://at.mansbjorkman.net/ and called Amanye Tenceli
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! Last edited by RÃan : 11-16-2010 at 05:32 PM. Reason: Editing in opening post information; adding changed links |
10-24-2006, 10:01 PM | #2 |
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I finished writing a paragraph in the Sil for one of my art projects....it was rather stressful b/c I couldn't decide on if I should translate letter for letter or by phonetics!
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10-24-2006, 11:28 PM | #3 |
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yeah, it's kinda personal taste, which I like, actually ...
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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10-26-2006, 05:13 PM | #7 |
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yeah, that's like when I crochet an entire scarf and I always see the one teensy error in it!
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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yeah! My husband says that that's just proof that it's handmade
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
10-31-2006, 12:41 PM | #10 |
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I heard that some people (the Amish I think) purposely put a mistake in their quilts and stuff because they believe that only God could make a perfect one and they don't want theirs to seem perfect. I still write Tengwar sometimes. It's really fun! That's a cool idea for an art project. How did it end up? What paragraph did you write?
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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11-01-2006, 12:40 AM | #13 |
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Isn't it enough that making a "perfect" quilt would still include slight molecular or other microscopic or nanoscopic errors, some perhaps only visible in the extended microdimensions?
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11-02-2006, 01:18 PM | #14 |
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No, because I"m not responsible for that
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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(note - letter accent marks aat : http://desktoppub.about.com/library/weekly/naccents.htm)
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
11-07-2006, 02:47 AM | #16 |
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I'm designing some Tengwar writing for my bow ... bows and tengwar just seem to go together!
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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Tengwar Writings
Greetings my fellow Tolkien Nuts!
I am starting this thread as I know of no other way to find a like-minded individual with which to write to in the Tengwar script! I have been writing with the tengwar for a good few years now, and so far, I have written only to myself (not in a wierd way! But journals, poems etc!) I Love to write in this script and would love it even more if I could write to some-one else who could read it! (and possibly give me some pointers on errors etc, although I feel I've pretty much nailed it now!) Basically, I'm looking for a "pen/key-pal"! I'm 25 and live in Yorkshire in the UK. I have a scanner, so if you'd rather scan and e-mail the letters (which I'd fully understand) thats not a problem! I look forward to writing to you! By the way, I write in the Sindarin mode (i.e. Vowels above the letter they precede) but with English words (I can't speak sindarin, I only know a few words courtesy of Thorsten Renk's "Pedin Edhellen" [sindarin course] ) My e-mail is nikki.dione@yahoo.co.uk Please feel free to e-mail me any letters/notes in sindarin as you see fit, any e-mail will be replied to! Thanks again and till next time cuio vae!
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06-15-2010, 07:21 PM | #19 |
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Ooh, Tengwar! I might just have to take you up on that. I used to write in the tengwar all the time but it's been a while and I'll have to refresh my memory on it. There's a thread around here on tengwar in I think the Middle Earth forum (which is there I imagine this thread will be moved to) with a lot of discussion and writings we've posted.
I've been meaning to re-learn how to write, I have a little bit of motivation now. I think it'll come back quickly enough.
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Oooh, I didn't see that thread! Will go a hunting! Thanx katya! Hope some-one takes me up on it! lol!
I'm sure it'll all come back to you hun! what mode do/did you write in?
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