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[[File:LorenzoCB - Gnomic Letters.png|thumb|Selected Gnomic Letters. The first trace being in capital, followed by the lower case]] | |||
[[File:LorenzoCB - Gnomic Letters.png|thumb|Selected Gnomic Letters. The first trace being | The '''Gnomic Letters''' were a writing system created by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] while he worked in the [[University of Leeds]] between [[1920]]-[[1925]]. It was conceived when Tolkien was first creating scripts and like the [[Gondolinic Runes]], this script was never used thereafter. | ||
The '''Gnomic Letters''' | |||
The letters were created as a script for the [[Gnomish]] language, the only words transcribed being related to the language (''ilam naŋgóldaþon'').<ref>{{PE|15}}, ''ER4 Table of "Gnomic Letters"'', pp. 108-110</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 23:00, 22 February 2021
The Gnomic Letters were a writing system created by J.R.R. Tolkien while he worked in the University of Leeds between 1920-1925. It was conceived when Tolkien was first creating scripts and like the Gondolinic Runes, this script was never used thereafter.
The letters were created as a script for the Gnomish language, the only words transcribed being related to the language (ilam naŋgóldaþon).[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), ER4 Table of "Gnomic Letters", pp. 108-110