Tengwar vs. runes - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mhoram · 04-08-2001, 04:02 AM

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the scroll of Isildur: "...Already the writing upon it, which at first was as clear as red flame, fadeth and is now only barely to be read. It is fashioned in the Elven-script of Eregion, for they have no letters in Mordor for such subtle work..." and it is traced out in 'Shadow of the Past' using Tengwar just the same as the movie does. So, unless there is some hole in my understanding, i would say that Sauron was forced to use Tengwar(though used the language of Mordor, but the letters themself would be the same as Tengwar, correct?) because Runes would not have fit.

Or perhaps he just though Tengwar was nice and pretty.

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Mhoram Dead and Loving It Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: The land of fast cars and loud guitars. Posts: 361	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 3</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/redeye.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Tengwar vs. runes the scroll of Isildur: "...Already the writing upon it, which at first was as clear as red flame, fadeth and is now only barely to be read. It is fashioned in the Elven-script of Eregion, for they have no letters in Mordor for such subtle work..." and it is traced out in 'Shadow of the Past' using Tengwar just the same as the movie does. So, unless there is some hole in my understanding, i would say that Sauron was forced to use Tengwar(though used the language of Mordor, but the letters themself would be the same as Tengwar, correct?) because Runes would not have fit. Or perhaps he just though Tengwar was nice and pretty. </p>