In case you haven't noticed, I'm a rabid Tolkien fan! J.R.R. Tolkien's work and knowledge are truly astounding. I mean, how many people can create several different languages, each with realistic (as far as realism goes, in Middle-Earth) patterns of development and relations to other languages, whole races of people with thousands of years of history to go with those languages, and a detailed geography besides! This is the effort of one man, not a group or committee. His epic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, is just the most recent part of this rich and moving history, set in a world called 'Middle-Earth' which seems eerily similar to our own, yet very different as well.

Here are a few of the aspects of his work (and others' work he inspired) that interest me the most.

Languages and Writing Systems

Examples of Tolkien's Writing Systems (My collection)

Amanye Tenceli

Ardalambion

Dan Smith's Fantasy Fonts for Windows

Hiswelókë (Mostly French)

Art of Middle-Earth

eldar.org Fantasy Art Gallery


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