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This is the book on all of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s invented languages, spoken by [[Hobbits]], [[Elves]], and [[Men]] of [[Middle-earth]] -- a dicitonary of fourteen languages, an English-[[Elvish]] glossary, all the [[Runes]] and alphabets, and material on Tolkien the linguist.
'''The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth''' is a book by [[Ruth S. Noel]] studying Tolkien's languages. The book is heavily outdated, being published before ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', and even contained errors in the material that already was available at the time.
== From the Publisher ==
This is the book on all of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s invented languages, spoken by [[Hobbits]], [[Elves]], and [[Men]] of [[Middle-earth]] -- a dictionary of fourteen languages, an English-[[Elvish]] glossary, all the [[Runes]] and alphabets, and material on Tolkien the linguist.


ISBN 0395291305 <br>
==Editions==
'''Format:''' Paperback, 224pp <br>
'''Pub. Date:''' May 1980 <br>
'''Publisher:''' Houghton Mifflin Company <br>


Detailed information about the different editions.<ref>[[Åke Bertenstam|Bertenstam, Åke]]: ''[http://www.forodrim.org/bibliography/tolklist.html A Chronological Bibliography of Books About Tolkien]''</ref>
*[[1974]]: ''The Languages of Middle Earth''. Baltimore, Md.: Mirage. xxxix, 97 pp., ill. 22 × 13.5 cm. ISBN 0-88358-021-7 (pbk)
*[[1980]]: ''The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [10], 207 pp. 19 cm. ISBN 0-395-29129-1 (hbk); ISBN 0-395-29130-5 (pbk. 18.5 × 11.5 cm.)


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.elvish.org/articles/LRH.html Elvish.org] - This article lists some of the book's incorrect and sometimes incomplete texts, a good read before you purchase the book.
* [http://www.elvish.org/articles/LRH.html Ruth S. Noel's ''The Languages of Tolkien's Middle Earth''] at [http://www.elvish.org Elvish.org] (list of errors)


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The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth
The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth.jpg
AuthorRuth S. Noel
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
ReleasedSecond edition, May 1980
FormatPaperback
Pages224
ISBN0395291305

The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth is a book by Ruth S. Noel studying Tolkien's languages. The book is heavily outdated, being published before The Silmarillion and The History of Middle-earth, and even contained errors in the material that already was available at the time.

From the Publisher[edit | edit source]

This is the book on all of Tolkien's invented languages, spoken by Hobbits, Elves, and Men of Middle-earth -- a dictionary of fourteen languages, an English-Elvish glossary, all the Runes and alphabets, and material on Tolkien the linguist.

Editions[edit | edit source]

Detailed information about the different editions.[1]

  • 1974: The Languages of Middle Earth. Baltimore, Md.: Mirage. xxxix, 97 pp., ill. 22 × 13.5 cm. ISBN 0-88358-021-7 (pbk)

External links[edit | edit source]

References