Resources for Tolkienian Linguistics
Resources for Tolkienian Linguistics An Annotated Guide Purpose and Principles The purpose of this page is to provide references to useful, generally reliable, and (in my lay opinion as a non-lawyer) legal resources for those interested in the study of the invented languages of J.R.R. Tolkien. In addition to the general copyright issues associated with the published and unpublished works of any author, legality is further an issue in the study of Tolkien's invented languages because, unlike natural languages, Tolkien's languages are the invention of one man, and thus are his artistic and intellectual property. As author and maintainer of this page, and as respecter of law and of Tolkien's wishes and rights (as expressed in the legal Estate he created), I must therefore balance three potentially conflicting principles. The listing of a resource on this page should not be taken as a blanket endorsement of its entire contents. Primary Works Books The History of Middle-earth series (HoMe): Audio
Whiteoaks of Jalna: chronological order | Series
How do series work? To create a series or add a work to it, go to a "work" page. The "Common Knowledge" section now includes a "Series" field. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Works can belong to more than one series. Tip: If the series has an order, add a number or other descriptor in parenthesis after the series title (eg., "Chronicles of Prydain (book 1)"). What isn't a series? Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such (see Wikipedia: Book series). Also avoid publisher series, unless the publisher has a true monopoly over the "works" in question.
Understanding Tolkien as a Linguist
Dictionaries define a linguist as a person who is accomplished in languages, especially someone who speaks several languages. By this definition, Tolkien was a consummate linguist, having learned more than a dozen languages and teaching one of them — Anglo-Saxon. In addition, Tolkien invented several languages, many of which are featured in his tales of Middle-earth. Keep in mind that none of the languages that Tolkien invented for his Middle-earth mythologies is fully formed. The etymological mythmaker Etymology refers to studying the history of a word by tracing its development from its earliest known sources, analyzing its components, and tracking down its cognates to a common ancestral source. You can't help but wonder if all of Tolkien's myths recounted in the Quenta Silmarillion (History of the Silmarils) of The Silmarillion stem from his fascination with the sound of the name Éarendel in Cynewulf's poem Crist: Hail Éarendel, the brightest of angels sent to the world of men
David Manners – JALNA
Jalna is one of DM's lesser-known films. Based on the novel of Canadian life by author Mazo de la Roche, Jalna centers on the Whiteoaks family who, for generations, have prospered as farmers on the vast estate of Jalna. Gran, (Jessie Ralph) the 99 year old matriarch, rules with an acid tongue over the rest of the family that includes brothers Renny (Ian Hunter) who runs the estate, Eden (DM) a rather self-centered poet, Piers (Theodore Newton) a bit of a black sheep, sister Meg (Peggy Wood) whose life is spent pining over her former suitor, two bachelor uncles, and two younger brothers. After Eden and Piers both bring brides to Jalna on the same day, life there will never be the same again. When a publisher in New York accepts his poems, Eden leaves Jalna for the states. Over time Eden and Alayne draw apart. Directed by John Cromwell who had many fine films to his credit including 1947's Dead Reckoning starring Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott, Jalna offers enjoyable viewing.
J.R.R. Tolkien Biography and Bibliography
J.R.R. Tolkien and his works Tolkien's Fiction & Scholarly Work Tolkien is best known for his fantasy fiction. He began writing The Hobbit on the blank pages at the end of his students' exams, and it was read to his children as bedtime stories. But it was part of an epic fantasy far bigger than any children's fairy-tale...as was seen when The Lord of the Rings was published seventeen years later in 1954-1955. In addition to being one of the preeminent fantasy writers of our century, Tolkien was a scholar of the Anglo-Saxon and Norse languages. For more information about his endeavours, please see: Tolkien's Legacy J. For more information about books on the professors other aspects (like writer of letters, artist) and works that show Tolkien is still influencing people today (in every possible country and language) please see:
Charles de Lint
Tolkien's linguistic cellar
Glǽmscrafu Tolkien's linguistic cellar No dedicated reader of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien can ignore the essential part of the linguistic element in the shaping of his fictional world, and the influence on his writing of his professional state as a philologist. We set up our little linguistic cellar in Glǽmscrafu - The Glittering Caves - to allow you to taste this too. To open one language’s general page, with the list of all samples with references, click on the corresponding tab. Thanks to Petri Tikka who helped us to build the pages about Finnish and recorded the sound files attached to them. Thanks to Didier Willis who encouraged and supported us during the making of the site. Thanks to Cédric Fockeu who hosts it as a wing of his own website JRRVF. Bertrand Bellet and Benjamin Babut, July 10th 2006
Charles de Lint
Over My Head is available outside of Canada in trade paper and as an ebook in the Amazon stores. For non-Kindle users, you can get a free Kindle app for many devices (like the iPad or iPhone, Blackberry, Android devices, Windows or Apple desktops, etc.) which will give you the same reading experience. Canadian readers can purchase Penguin Canada's Razorbill edition as a hardcover in Canadian stores, or at amazon.ca as a print or ebook. Life is complicated in the once-quiet beach town of Santa Feliz. Now that Josh Saunders has a mountain lion living under his skin, his life seems to careen from one crisis to another.
