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Why did the Elves shudder at hearing the Black Speech at Rivendell?
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They shuddered not only because it sounded harsh but mainly because of the words. These were the very words that they heard when Sauron first put on the One Ring. It most likely brought back memories of the horror of the thought of enslavement, not to mention they were the words that started the War in which many of their friends and/or relatives died, and also in which they might still die. It was not just the harsh sound of the Black Speech that made them shudder, but the meaning that the words held for them.
On the argument of Black Speech having its origins in the language of the Maiar, I believe that it is not blasphemous to think so, because every language has its origin somewhere, and the Maiar's language was probably one of Sauron's "native languages". He could not have possibly thought up a languge that was not based on something that he was fluent in or used to. Not even Tolkien did that. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]