The Elvish languages of the First Age

[William Cloud Hicklin]

Working primarily from Ardalambion and Eldamo, plus David Salo on Telerin

Unfortunately, Ardalambion (Helge Fauskanger) and Davis Salo are not trustworthy sources at all. A very great deal of what they claim to be "Elvish" of various flavours is speculative or outright invention.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

Unfortunately, Ardalambion (Helge Fauskanger) and Davis Salo are not trustworthy sources at all. A very great deal of what they claim to be "Elvish" of various flavours is speculative or outright invention.

This is true as far as it goes. That's pretty much why I've stuck to very simple phrases for the demo - they can't mess up the grammar if I don't use any! I know Sindarin verbs are a perennial nightmare, and so I've avoided using any verbs at all.

I've preferred Eldamo for my vocabulary, because I know Ardalambion takes a very 'temporal fusion' approach; Eldamo splits the vocab up by period (unless you explicitly pick the Neo- language options). I think the most speculative portion is the Telerin, which is heavily based on Salo's comments - but even if/though my translations have errors, they still give an accurate feel for what the languages sound and taste like.

hS