Episode 81: Lesser-trod Histories 8 - The Lost Road and Other Writings

We made it to the History of Middle-earth volume 5, “The Lost Road and Other Writings” in our Lesser-trod Histories series! This month we’re chatting about the Etymologies, a list of stems and their derivatives upon which Tolkien’s Elvish languages are built. Join us to learn about the Professor’s interest in the process of language evolution throughout history! 

Citations:

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lost Road and Other Writings. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 5. Unwin Hyman, London, 1987.

Tolkien, J. R. R. Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part One. Ed. Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne, in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 45, November 2003

Wizard Way Kris

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WizardWayKris

Website: https://elf-boi.com/

“‘What Light Do You Dream Under?’- An Elvish Metaphor for LGBTQIA2S+”: https://elf-boi.com/blogs/elvish-freebies/what-light-do-you-dream-under-an-elvish-metaphor-for-lgbtqia2s (Accessed March 30, 2025)

Elvish language linguistic journals:

Parma Eldalamberon: http://www.eldalamberon.com/ (Accessed March 30, 2025)

Vinyar Tengwar: https://www.elvish.org/VT/ (Accessed March 30, 2025)

Elvish language linguistic websites:

Ardalambion: Of the Tongues of Arda, the invented world of J.R.R. Tolkien: https://ardalambion.net/ (Accessed March 30, 2025)

Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon: https://eldamo.org/ (Accessed March 30, 2025)

Parf Edhellen: https://www.elfdict.com/ (Accessed March 30, 2025)

Book mentioned by Jude:

Salo, David. A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish Language from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. University of Utah Press, 2004. 

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