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 **//Za Maush//** (SV "letters") is "[[wp>Abugida|abugida]]" writing system invented in late 1990s - early 2000s for Svartiska **//Za Maush//** (SV "letters") is "[[wp>Abugida|abugida]]" writing system invented in late 1990s - early 2000s for Svartiska
  
-{{wiki:za-maush.jpg|Za Maush}}+{{za-maush.jpg|Za Maush}}
  
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 "Mordor Alphabet" was invented by The Second Nazgul for "Dark Messages" forum board approximately in 2002. I have saved only part of it. There was also a font by Json Aptenos, also lost. "Mordor Alphabet" was invented by The Second Nazgul for "Dark Messages" forum board approximately in 2002. I have saved only part of it. There was also a font by Json Aptenos, also lost.
  
-{{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" board by request of The Land of Shadow site's administrator in 2003. Letters were invented by Sarumans Granddaughter and [[http://blackspeech.ru/downloads/BlackSpeechPlain.ttf|font file]] was created by Lugrekh. It was based on the cirth modified for writing with ink or paintbrush. It has the flaw, that cirth's runes for "kh" and "g" were swapped during creation of this alphabet (compare final table with  {{wiki:bscirth.jpg?linkonly|version 1}}).+This alphabet was also born in "Dark Messages" board by request of The Land of Shadow site's administrator in 2003. Letters were invented by Sarumans Granddaughter and [[http://blackspeech.ru/los/downloads/BlackSpeechPlain.ttf|font file]] was created by Lugrekh. It was based on the cirth modified for writing with ink or paintbrush. It has the flaw, that cirth's runes for "kh" and "g" were swapped during creation of this alphabet (compare final table with  {{bscirth.jpg?linkonly|version 1}}).
  
-{{wiki:pismo5.jpg|The Land of Shadow alphabet (version 5)}}+{{pismo5.jpg|The Land of Shadow alphabet (version 5)}}
  
-See [[http://blackspeech.ru/index.php?page=4&a=0&lang=en#alpha_content|Alphabet]] section of BlackSpeech.ru site for detailed description. +See [[http://blackspeech.ru/los/index.php?page=4&a=0&lang=en#alpha_content|Alphabet]] section of BlackSpeech.ru site for detailed description. 
  
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 ===== Maushur ===== ===== Maushur =====
 **//Maushur//** (in Svartiska) or **//Mâshur//** (in Zhâburi B) is basically a Tengwar stylized to [[wp>cuneiform|cuneiform]]. It was invented by Björn Axén before 2011. **//Maushur//** (in Svartiska) or **//Mâshur//** (in Zhâburi B) is basically a Tengwar stylized to [[wp>cuneiform|cuneiform]]. It was invented by Björn Axén before 2011.
-{{wiki:maushur-eng.jpg|Maushur}}+ 
 +{{maushur-eng.jpg|Maushur}}
  
 Svartiska and Zhâburi versions differ in depicting numbers: Svartiska and Zhâburi versions differ in depicting numbers:
  
-{{wiki:maushur-siffror.gif|Maushur's digits}} {{wiki:mashur-digits.png|Mâshur's digits}}+{{maushur-siffror.gif|Maushur's digits}} {{mashur-digits.png|Mâshur's digits}} 
 + 
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 +===== Kirkhi ===== 
 +**//Kirkhi//** (or **//kirkh//**) is the runic alphabet based on Mâshur which was made for Zhâburi dialect. 
 + 
 +{{:kirkh-mc3a2shur-table-a.png |Kirkhi final table}} {{ :kirkh-mc3a2shur.png|Kirkhi draft}} 
 + 
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 +===== Angerthas Mordor ===== 
 +**//Angerthas Mordor//** is variant of Cirth (Angerthas Mordor) invented for Zhâburi dialect.
  
-<WRAP center round todo 60%> +{{ :kirkh-angerthas-mordor.png |Angerthas Mordor}}
-<todo>Add Kirkhi</todo>+
  
-<todo>Add Angerthas Mordor</todo> +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.
-</WRAP>+
  
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 +===== Writing system in The Hobbit movie =====
 +[[https://www.danielreeve.co.nz/|Daniel Reeve]] invented Orkish writing system for The Hobbit movie trilogy, which he calls "goblin lettering". It can be found in the bounty offer for Thorin. The image is taken from [[http://www.elendilion.pl/2020/12/30/orc-writing-system-by-daniel-reeve-the-hobbit-movie/|Elendilion website]] which also presents some examples.
 +{{ :orcish_reeve1.jpg |Daniel Reeve's Orkish alphabet}}
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