Goblin Alphabet: Difference between revisions
From Tolkien Gateway
m (Added {{WLFC}}) |
(Added info) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
The '''Goblin Alphabet''' was used by the [[Orcs#Other writings|goblins]] of the [[North Pole]].<ref>{{LFC|1936}}</ref> | The '''Goblin Alphabet''' was used by the [[Orcs#Other writings|goblins]] of the [[North Pole]].<ref>{{LFC|1936}}</ref> | ||
==Description== | |||
[[Christina Scull]] and [[Wayne G. Hammond]] have noted that the Goblin alphabet is a [[Wikipedia:Pictogram|pictographic]] writing system,<ref>{{CG|RG}}, p. 298</ref> conveying its meaning through its pictorial similarity to objects. Arden R. Smith has commented that the Goblin alphabet is: | |||
{{blockquote|quite different from Tolkien’s other invented alphabets. Supposedly based on goblin cave-drawings, it consists mainly of humanoid stick figures. It is essentially alphabetic, but contains a number of characters representing diphthongs and common consonant combinations.|[[Arden R. Smith]]<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Arden R. Smith]]|articleurl=http://www.tolkienestate.com/en/learning/languages-and-writing-systems/writing-systems.html|articlename=Writing Systems|dated=|website=[http://www.tolkienestate.com/ tolkienestate.com]|accessed=27 December 2016}}</ref>}} | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{WLFC}} | {{WLFC}} | ||
[[Category:Letters from Father Christmas]] | [[Category:Letters from Father Christmas]] | ||
[[Category:Orkish]] | [[Category:Orkish]] | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 27 December 2016
|
This article or section is a stub. Please help Tolkien Gateway by expanding it. |
The Goblin Alphabet was used by the goblins of the North Pole.[1]
Description
Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond have noted that the Goblin alphabet is a pictographic writing system,[2] conveying its meaning through its pictorial similarity to objects. Arden R. Smith has commented that the Goblin alphabet is:
quite different from Tolkien’s other invented alphabets. Supposedly based on goblin cave-drawings, it consists mainly of humanoid stick figures. It is essentially alphabetic, but contains a number of characters representing diphthongs and common consonant combinations.
—Arden R. Smith[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Baillie Tolkien (ed.), Letters from Father Christmas, "Dec. 23rd 1936"
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: II. Reader's Guide, p. 298
- ↑ Arden R. Smith, "Writing Systems", tolkienestate.com (accessed 27 December 2016)
| The world of the Letters from Father Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Main characters: | Father Christmas · North Polar Bear · Ilbereth |
| Other characters: | Mr Cave Bear · Green Brother · Grandfather Yule Man in the Moon · Paksu & Valkotukka · Snow Man |
| Races & Peoples: | Goblins · Green elves · Red Elves · Snow-elves · Snow-men |
| Other concepts: | Arktik · Goblin Alphabet · Windbeam |
