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***Mister Underhill*** · 09-09-2000, 08:57 AM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/bluepal.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: elven language roots

The prof himself says in his foreword to the revised edition of FOTR that the Silmarillion "was primarily linguistic in inspiration and was begun in order to provide the necessary background of 'history' for Elvish tongues."

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09-09-2000, 08:57 AM	#9
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,744	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/bluepal.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: elven language roots The prof himself says in his foreword to the revised edition of FOTR that the Silmarillion "was primarily linguistic in inspiration and was begun in order to provide the necessary background of 'history' for Elvish tongues." </p>