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'''Mágol''' is one of the early languages of [[Tolkien]]. It was said to be of Hungarian style and worked on it around the years he was writing ''[[The Hobbit]]'' or earlier. The context in which Tolkien created it is not known, since it is not much connected with his [[legendarium]]. | '''Mágol''' is one of the early languages of [[Tolkien]]. It was said to be of Hungarian style and worked on it around the years he was writing ''[[The Hobbit]]'' or earlier. The context in which Tolkien created it is not known, since it is not much connected with his [[legendarium]]. | ||
There are at least two papers concerning Mágol. In the earliest one it is referred as "Mágo", and it was said that "Old Mágo" was the language of the children of [[Hurin]]. The second paper seems a mixture of Hungarian and [[Elvish]].<ref name="a">http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lambengolmor/message/1012</ref> Sometime later he considered making this language [[Orkish]] but rejected this idea.<ref name="h">''[[The History of | There are at least two papers concerning Mágol. In the earliest one it is referred as "Mágo", and it was said that "Old Mágo" was the language of the children of [[Hurin]]. The second paper seems a mixture of Hungarian and [[Elvish]].<ref name="a">http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lambengolmor/message/1012</ref> Sometime later he considered making this language [[Orkish]] but rejected this idea.<ref name="h">''[[The History of The Hobbit]]'' p. 710</ref>. He marked this page with the name "Orcish" but striked it out.<ref name="a"/> | ||
One word from its vocabulary is ''[[bolg]]'' meaning "strong". Tolkien once considered making this language [[Orkish]] but rejected this idea.<ref name="h"/> | One word from its vocabulary is ''[[bolg]]'' meaning "strong". Tolkien once considered making this language [[Orkish]] but rejected this idea.<ref name="h"/> | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 29 July 2009
Mágol is one of the early languages of Tolkien. It was said to be of Hungarian style and worked on it around the years he was writing The Hobbit or earlier. The context in which Tolkien created it is not known, since it is not much connected with his legendarium.
There are at least two papers concerning Mágol. In the earliest one it is referred as "Mágo", and it was said that "Old Mágo" was the language of the children of Hurin. The second paper seems a mixture of Hungarian and Elvish.[1] Sometime later he considered making this language Orkish but rejected this idea.[2]. He marked this page with the name "Orcish" but striked it out.[1]
One word from its vocabulary is bolg meaning "strong". Tolkien once considered making this language Orkish but rejected this idea.[2]
