"Philological Inquiries" - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Mister Underhill*** · 09-10-2000, 06:21 PM

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

Hmm... I don't know if it was the actual act of invention which was so odious. Maybe you've read something I haven't. It seems to me it was more the methods of and the reasons for the Black Speech's invention which so affronted the prof. Besides, I think a case might be made that Sauron wasn't the only one in Ea who cooked up a new tongue. The Silmarillion at least implies that Aule authored the Dwarvish speech -- "...Aule's work was complete, and he was pleased, and began to instruct the Dwarves in the speech that he had devised for them..." JRRT doesn't seem to have a beef with Aule or Khuzdul like he does with Sauron and the Black Speech.

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09-10-2000, 06:21 PM	#12
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,744	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/bluepal.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: elven language roots Hmm... I don't know if it was the actual act of invention which was so odious. Maybe you've read something I haven't. It seems to me it was more the methods of and the reasons for the Black Speech's invention which so affronted the prof. Besides, I think a case might be made that Sauron wasn't the only one in Ea who cooked up a new tongue. The Silmarillion at least implies that Aule authored the Dwarvish speech -- "...Aule's work was complete, and he was pleased, and began to instruct the Dwarves in the speech that he had devised for them..." JRRT doesn't seem to have a beef with Aule or Khuzdul like he does with Sauron and the Black Speech. </p>