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Adûnaic

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Adûnaic (or Adunaic) ("language of the west") is a fictional language in the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien. [1]

31 relations: Akallabêth, Avari (Middle-earth), Circumflex, Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium, Dúnedain, Gondor, Harad, J. R. R. Tolkien, Khuzdul, Languages constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien, List of constructed languages, List of Middle-earth rivers, List of rulers of Númenor, Man (Middle-earth), Men of Twilight, Middle-earth, Music of The Hobbit film series, Music of The Lord of the Rings film series, Númenor, Outline of Middle-earth, Radagast, Rohan (Middle-earth), Sauron, Taliska, Tengwar, The History of The Lord of the Rings, The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth, The Notion Club Papers, Timeline of Arda, Varda, Westron.

Akallabêth

Akallabêth is the fourth part of The Silmarillion, as edited by Christopher Tolkien (1977).

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Avari (Middle-earth)

In the fictional works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Avari are an ethnic group of the Elves.

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Circumflex

The circumflex is a diacritic in the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic scripts that is used in the written forms of many languages and in various romanization and transcription schemes.

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Cosmology of Tolkien's legendarium

The cosmology of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium combines aspects of Christian theology and metaphysics, mythology (especially Germanic mythology) and pre-modern cosmological concepts in the flat Earth paradigm with the modern spherical Earth view of the solar system.

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Dúnedain

In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Dúnedain (singular: Dúnadan, "man of the west") were a race of Men descended from the Númenóreans who survived the sinking of their island kingdom and came to Eriador in Middle-earth, led by Elendil and his sons, Isildur and Anárion.

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Gondor

Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, described as the greatest realm of Men in the west of Middle-earth by the end of the Third Age.

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Harad

In J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy legendarium detailing lands within Middle-earth, Harad - or more formally the Harad - was the name for the immense lands south of Gondor and Mordor.

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J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (Tolkien pronounced his surname, see his phonetic transcription published on the illustration in The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One. Christopher Tolkien. London: Unwin Hyman, 1988. (The History of Middle-earth; 6). In General American the surname is also pronounced. This pronunciation no doubt arose by analogy with such words as toll and polka, or because speakers of General American realise as, while often hearing British as; thus or General American become the closest possible approximation to the Received Pronunciation for many American speakers. Wells, John. 1990. Longman pronunciation dictionary. Harlow: Longman, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.

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Khuzdul

Khuzdul is a constructed language devised by J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Languages constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien

The philologist and author J. R. R. Tolkien created a number of constructed languages.

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List of constructed languages

The following list of notable constructed languages is divided into auxiliary, ritual, engineered, and artistic (including fictional) languages, and their respective subgenres.

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List of Middle-earth rivers

Middle-earth, the main setting of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, contains many rivers, some of which are described below.

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List of rulers of Númenor

The following is a list of the twenty-five rulers of Númenor, an island realm in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe.

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Man (Middle-earth)

In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fiction, such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the terms Man and Men refer to humankind – in contrast to Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, and other humanoid races – and does not denote gender.

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Men of Twilight

In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Men of Twilight was a term used by the Númenóreans for Men of Middle-earth who were related to the Edain, the ancestors of the Númenóreans themselves.

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Middle-earth

Middle-earth is the fictional setting of much of British writer J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

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Music of The Hobbit film series

The music of The Hobbit film series is composed and produced by Howard Shore, who scored all three ''The Lord of the Rings'' films, to which The Hobbit trilogy is a prequel.

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Music of The Lord of the Rings film series

The music of The Lord of the Rings film series was composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced by Howard Shore.

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Númenor

Númenor, also called Elenna-nórë or Westernesse, is a fictional place in English author J. R. R. Tolkien's writings.

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Outline of Middle-earth

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide about Tolkien's fantasy universe: Middle-earth – fictional setting of the majority of author J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy writings.

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Radagast

Radagast the Brown is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.

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Rohan (Middle-earth)

Rohan (from Sindarin Rochand) is a kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy setting of Middle-earth.

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Sauron

Sauron is the title character and main antagonist of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

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Taliska

Taliska is a constructed language devised by fantasy writer J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Tengwar

The tengwar are an artificial script created by J. R. R. Tolkien.

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The History of The Lord of the Rings

The History of The Lord of the Rings is a four-volume work by Christopher Tolkien published between 1988 and 1992 that documents the process of J. R. R. Tolkien's writing of The Lord of the Rings.

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The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth

The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth is a book on the languages of Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel.

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The Notion Club Papers

The Notion Club Papers is the title of an abandoned novel by J. R. R. Tolkien, written during 1945 and published posthumously in Sauron Defeated, the 9th volume of The History of Middle-earth.

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Timeline of Arda

This article includes several chronologies relating to J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

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Varda

Varda Elentári is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

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Westron

Westron, or the Common Speech, is a fictional language in the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Adunaic, Numenorean language.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adûnaic

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