Friday, January 1, 2016

First things first - Speaking Elvish #1






Now, you want to become an awesome silven elf ? What about Speaking Elf ? It's not as hard as it sound, (I promise)  give it a try !


 It took Orlando Bloom only a month to learn Elvish before filming the Fellowship of the Ring (and he had at the same time to learn his stunts, archery, horse bareback riding as well as how to fight with two swords)....Certainly you can do it !!


 So First things first ! : Learning Elvish #1


J.R.R Tolkien created many languages for the Elves. His interest was primarily philogical, and he said his stories grew out of his languages. The languages were the first thing Tolkien created for his mythos. To put it in an other way : you cannot completely enjoy Tolkien's work without an understanding (even tiny) of his invented languages.

The two main Elven languages are :

                    - Quenya, the language of the High Elves, the Noldor and the Vanyar ; it is the language proeminent in The Lord of the Ring as well as in The Hobbit.
         




Quenya Example.svg




         - Sindarin, also called "Grey Elvish", language of the Sindarin Elves of Beleriand.



I would recommend you to start with Quenya, so that you can exercice with the lines of the elves in Peter Jackon's movies , and what's more wich is really enjoyable due to the musicality of its words.

The great course of  Helge Frauskanger : http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/qcourse.htm



Useful Elvish phrases to learn : http://www.councilofelrond.com/content/phrases/








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