Taum Santoski

Taum J.R. Santoski (November 2, 1958 - August 19, 1991, aged 32) was a prominent member of the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship. He assisted Christopher Tolkien with the History of Middle-earth series, and planned to do a similar book on the writing process of The Hobbit himself, but died of cancer before he could finish it. The work was continued and published by John D. Rateliff.

Bibliography

Articles

• 1985: Beyond Bree October 1985
  • "A Manuscript by J.R.R. Tolkien in the French edition of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil"
• 1987: Selections from the Marquette J.R.R. Tolkien Collection
  • "The Boundaries of the Little Kingdom"
• 1991: Vinyar Tengwar 15
  • "Elvish Linguistic Terms"
• 1991: Vinyar Tengwar 20
  • "Source List of the Elvish Languages Found in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"
• 1994: Parma Eldalamberon 10
  • "A Glossary of the Minor Languages in The Etymologies"

Other

• 1984: The Manuscripts of J.R.R.T. (editor)
• 1987: Selections from the Marquette J.R.R. Tolkien Collection (editor)

Dedications

• Vinyar Tengwar 19 was dedicated to his memory, and featured an editiorial In Memoriam by Patrick H. Wynne, in which his perseverance, generosity and enthuisiasm were praised.
• Vinyar Tengwar 24 was dedicated to him in recognition on his work on Adûnaic and in assisting Christopher Tolkien with the History of Middle-earth.
• Sauron Defeated, Volume IX of The History of Middle-earth was dedicated to his memory by Christopher Tolkien in recognition of his assistance with The History of Middle-earth series.