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'''Silvan Elvish''' is a category of [[Elvish]] dialects spoken on [[Middle-earth]], where the [[Teleri]] abandoned the [[Great Journey]] of the [[Elves]] into the [[West]]. Those Teleri, settled in the wooded lands east of the [[Misty Mountains]]. | |||
In later centuries, their language became known as Silvan Elvish, heard both in [[Lórien]] and the [[Woodland Realm]] of [[Mirkwood]]. | |||
After the [[First Age]], the surviving Elves of [[Beleriand]] carried their speech back into the east. [[Sindarin]]-speakers settled in both the main Silvan realms, and in Lórien, at least, Sindarin quickly overtook Silvan Elvish in common use. The history of the tongue in Mirkwood is more difficult to determine - some sources suggest that it, too, was quickly overtaken by Sindarin, but other sources dispute this. | |||
By the end of the [[Third Age]], the only remnants of Silvan were a few names, like '''[[Caras Galadhon]]''' or '''[[Amroth]]''', which sound like Sindarin, but actually betray the influences of Silvan words. | |||
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Revision as of 20:14, 18 November 2009
Silvan Elvish is a category of Elvish dialects spoken on Middle-earth, where the Teleri abandoned the Great Journey of the Elves into the West. Those Teleri, settled in the wooded lands east of the Misty Mountains.
In later centuries, their language became known as Silvan Elvish, heard both in Lórien and the Woodland Realm of Mirkwood.
After the First Age, the surviving Elves of Beleriand carried their speech back into the east. Sindarin-speakers settled in both the main Silvan realms, and in Lórien, at least, Sindarin quickly overtook Silvan Elvish in common use. The history of the tongue in Mirkwood is more difficult to determine - some sources suggest that it, too, was quickly overtaken by Sindarin, but other sources dispute this.
By the end of the Third Age, the only remnants of Silvan were a few names, like Caras Galadhon or Amroth, which sound like Sindarin, but actually betray the influences of Silvan words.
