Tom Loback

Tom Loback (1949 — 5 March 2015) was a linguist and artist from New York. His artwork has been published in Beyond Bree, Vinyar Tengwar, Mythlore, Parma Eldalamberon, Little Gwaihir and several other journals. He also had work in the Halls of the Elven-king, a supplement in the MERP series.

His relevant artwork features tengwar-inscriptions in Quenya and Sindarin.

Bibliography, selected

Articles

• 1988: Vinyar Tengwar 1
  • "Chart of Body Parts in Quenya"
• 1989: Parma Eldalamberon 8
  • "Pronouns in Noldorin and Sindarin"
  • "Orc Military Organization and Language"
• 1989: Vinyar Tengwar 3
  • "Orc Talk"
• 1989: Vinyar Tengwar 4
  • "Essitalmar: The Roots of Middle-earth Names and Places" (column, ed.)
• 1989: Vinyar Tengwar 5
  • "Essitalmar" (column, ed.)
• 1989: Vinyar Tengwar 6
  • "Essitalmar: Context, Context, Context ..." (column, ed.)
• 1989: Vinyar Tengwar 7
  • "Essitalmar: 'What's In a Name?'" (column, ed.)
• 1989: Vinyar Tengwar 8
  • "Essitalmar: Place-names of Beleriand" (column, with fold-out map, ed.)
• 1990: Parma Eldalamberon 9
  • "To -E or -NE? On the Quenya Past Tense"
  • "The Wedding of Tuor and Idril"
• 1990: Vinyar Tengwar 10
  • "Essitalmar: Finduilas, a fair name for a fair maid" (column, ed.)
• 1990: Vinyar Tengwar 11
  • "Essitalmar: The Longswordsman" (column, ed.)
• 1990: Vinyar Tengwar 13
  • "Essitalmar: Star-struck" (column, ed.)
• 1991: Vinyar Tengwar 15
  • "Thus Spake Feanor"
• 1991: Vinyar Tengwar 17
  • "Essitalmar: Quenya Rag" (column, ed.)
• 1991: Vinyar Tengwar 18
  • "Essitalmar: The Horror, the Horror..." (column, ed.)
• 1991: Vinyar Tengwar 20
  • "Essitalmar: Dor Gyrth i Chuinar" (column, ed.)
• 1992: Vinyar Tengwar 22
  • "Essitalmar: Open Sesame!" (column, ed.)
• 1992: Vinyar Tengwar 26
  • "Essitalmar: Thufferin' Thucotash!" (column, ed.)

RPG supplements

• 1988: Halls of the Elven-king

See also

• Images by Tom Loback

External links

• E.L.F. profile and gallery