Tolkien’s Elvish Language (Tengwar Quenya)
I’ve learned how to write in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Elvish language! I’ve taken quite a liking to it and have been showing it off to people around me. I did it for John just today.
Here’s my name in Elvish (Tenwar– Quenya style) :
Style A: (Formal):
Style B: (Script - good for tattoos)
I can also do either of these versions in italics.
If you’d like your name or a phrase written in Elvish, just keep reading below for more information. I’ll be happy to translate your name or whatever else into Elvish in either of these formats:
Details
- I write names and English words in Elvish text
(Quenya Tengwar, to be specific). I do not translate English language
words into Elvish language words. I do a literal letter-for-letter
transcription using Elvish letters, not a phonetic transcription. I can do Sindarin-style
writing too, but be sure to clearly ask for this option. - Please note I do not do the style of the One Ring. It’s a different mode of Elvish called “The Black Speech/Orkish” (The Ring Inscription). Many of the letters in that mode are theoretical since they weren’t on the ring. As such, it’d be meaningless to translate English into that mode of Elvish.
- I will send you a high resolution .gif image of the
Elvish characters and a short explanation of how the writing works. - I will try to get your writing back to you quickly, but it may take as long as a week from the time I receive payment until you get your writing.
- If you get an Elvish tattoo, send me a picture of it
and I will post it here.
update: I no longer accept money to perform this service. Why? Because it’s now free, here.
How it Works
Send
me $10 (USD) via PayPal
to the PayPal
account ramdac@ramdac.org and I will write
your name in Elvish characters. If you want a phrase, send me $2 per
word ($10 minimum) and I will write the phrase of your choice. In the
“Subject” line of the PayPal Send Money page, write “Elvish writing”.
In the “Note” section, tell me exactly what words
you want written in the message. Also be sure to tell me which format (formal or script) you want it written in (see above, for examples)
If you can’t do PayPal, e-mail your request to me at ramdac@ramdac.org
with the subject line “Elvish writing” and you can arrange to pay me by
check. Either way, you’ll need to pay me first.
December 18th, 2005 at 11:16 pm
Would you think it was hot if I got an Elvish tattoo? Of IDK some retarded word I am sure, but yeah.
I think that the writing style is awesome… it looks pretty.
December 18th, 2005 at 11:22 pm
You shouldn’t get a tattoo based off of how I feel about it. It’s a personal decision
December 19th, 2005 at 10:06 am
I know, I was just teasing. But I do think that it is cool. But I just can’t decide what to get still. Its been three years since I decided to get a tattoo and I still can’t find the right one for me.
December 20th, 2005 at 3:03 pm
$10 what tha…..come on j not even for an ole college buddy
hahah…naw pretty cool though.
December 20th, 2005 at 6:54 pm
thats pretty reasonable I think.
January 11th, 2006 at 12:14 pm
What the heck is wrong with you??? Shouldn’t you be working???? Oh wait. Im typing this at work. Never mind. Pretty cool.
I’ve been learning to write in Nihongo (Japanese)
January 11th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
Dude, it’s been almost a month… how about a post?