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====== Fan's writing systems ====== | ====== Fan's writing systems ====== | ||
- | We don't know which writing system was used by the orcs in Middle-Earth. The [[Ring Inscription]] was done with [[Tengwar]]. According to Appendix E of LOTR III: | + | We don't know which writing system was used by the orcs in Middle-Earth. The [[ring-verse|Ring Inscription]] was done with [[Tengwar]]. |
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+ | According to Appendix E of LOTR III: | ||
> **The Cirth** in their older and simpler form spread eastward in the Second Age, and **became known** to many peoples, to Men and Dwarves, and **even to Orcs**, all of whom altered them to suit their purposes and according to their skill or lack of it. | > **The Cirth** in their older and simpler form spread eastward in the Second Age, and **became known** to many peoples, to Men and Dwarves, and **even to Orcs**, all of whom altered them to suit their purposes and according to their skill or lack of it. | ||
However in LOTR II (Book Three, Chapter I: The Departure of Boromir) Legolas says that Sauron does not uses Elvish runes: | However in LOTR II (Book Three, Chapter I: The Departure of Boromir) Legolas says that Sauron does not uses Elvish runes: | ||
- | | + | > on the front of their iron helms was set an S-rune, wrought of some white metal. |
- | | + | > ‘I have not seen these tokens before,’ said Aragorn. ‘What do they mean?’ |
- | ‘I have not seen these tokens before,’ said Aragorn. | + | > ‘S is for Sauron,’ said Gimli. ‘That is easy to read.’ |
- | | + | > ‘Nay!’ said Legolas. ‘Sauron does not use the elf-runes.’ |
- | ‘S is for Sauron,’ said Gimli. ‘That is easy to read.’ | + | > ‘Neither does he use his right name, nor permit it to be spelt or spoken,’ said Aragorn. ‘And he does not use white. The Orcs in the service of Barad-dûr use the sign of the Red Eye.’ He stood for a moment in thought. ‘S is for Saruman, I guess,’ he said at length. |
- | ‘Nay!’ said Legolas. ‘Sauron does not use the elf-runes.’ | + | |
- | ‘Neither does he use his right name, nor permit it to be | + | So, probably |
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- | So, probably Cirth was used only by Westron-speaking orcs of Misty Mountains and Moria. And it seems Mordor orcs used some hieroglyph-like symbols (at least we sure about Red Eye). | + | |
But many fans tried to invent writing systems unique for their [[black_speech_dialects|dialects]]. This page will list some of them. | But many fans tried to invent writing systems unique for their [[black_speech_dialects|dialects]]. This page will list some of them. | ||
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===== Za Maush ===== | ===== Za Maush ===== | ||
- | **//Za Maush//** (SV " | + | **//Za Maush//** (SV " |
- | {{: | + | |
- | -------------------- | + | {{za-maush.jpg|Za Maush}} |
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===== Alphabet by The Second Nazgul ===== | ===== Alphabet by The Second Nazgul ===== | ||
- | " | + | " |
- | {{:wiki:MorAlph.jpg|Mordor Alphabet by The Second Nazgul}} | + | |
+ | {{MorAlph.jpg|Mordor Alphabet by The Second Nazgul}} | ||
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===== The Land of Shadow alphabet ===== | ===== The Land of Shadow alphabet ===== | ||
- | This alphabet was also born in "Dark Messages" | + | This alphabet was also born in "Dark Messages" |
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+ | {{pismo5.jpg|The Land of Shadow alphabet (version 5)}} | ||
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+ | See [[http:// | ||
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+ | ===== Maushur ===== | ||
+ | **// | ||
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+ | {{maushur-eng.jpg|Maushur}} | ||
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+ | Svartiska and Zhâburi versions differ in depicting numbers: | ||
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+ | {{maushur-siffror.gif|Maushur' | ||
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+ | ===== Kirkhi ===== | ||
+ | **// | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | ---------------------------- | ||
+ | ===== Angerthas Mordor ===== | ||
+ | **// | ||
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+ | {{ : | ||
- | See [[http:// | + | Runes within brackets ( ) are not used in the Mordor version. Runes with a little X have a different sound value than in the Moria runes and the original sound is written within brackets. Two new runes for //o// and //ô// were created, but original runes (50 and 51) also may be used. |
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+ | ===== Writing system in The Hobbit movie ===== | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
+ | {{ : |