"Philological Inquiries" - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Sharkû*** · 09-10-2000, 12:09 PM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/bluepal.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: elven language roots

Thanks, but I already know that one.
But what is still left to me is the question why Sauron's invention of a speech was evil and the Prof's not. The Black Speech itself may be full of hatred and malice, and Sauron's intention surely was, too, but the act of inventing a language is not. why then did JRRT give it, in the person of Sauron, such negative attributes?

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09-10-2000, 12:09 PM	#11
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hungry Ghoul Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/bluepal.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: elven language roots Thanks, but I already know that one. But what is still left to me is the question why Sauron's invention of a speech was evil and the Prof's not. The Black Speech itself may be full of hatred and malice, and Sauron's intention surely was, too, but the act of inventing a language is not. why then did JRRT give it, in the person of Sauron, such negative attributes? </p>