John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892 - 1973) was particularly attentive to the ways that language could be twisted, distorted and used as a tool with which to dominate others. (Haywood Magee / Picture Post ...

'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' creators JD Payne and Patrick McKay discuss including Tolkien's fictional languages on the show. There are plenty of orcs throughout Lord of the Rings: The ...

Fans of the epic fantasy series, The Lord Of The Rings, have been waiting with bated breath ever since Amazon Prime announced the prequel. As the release inches closer, we take a closer look into the ...

Linguistics is one of the degrees most often dragged through the mud for being "useless," but The Lord of the Rings, one of the highest-grossing franchises of all time, might not have been possible, ...

David Salo is an expert in languages that exist only in the imaginary world of hobbits and elves. He has immersed himself in Quenya and Sindarin, languages created by author J.R.R. Tolkien for the ...

JRR Tolkien’s fictions grew out of a gift for language and a passion for male friendship, tempered by the horrors of the Western Front. By John Mullan It is difficult not to feel that JRR Tolkien’s ...

MADISON, Wis. -- David Salo is an expert in languages that exist only in the imaginary world of hobbits and elves. He has immersed himself in Quenya and Sindarin, languages created by author J.R.R.