Lesson 38: Gondorian & Mirkwood Sindarin
Introduction Sindarin is not a monolithic language. By the Third Age, it had spread across many cultures — Elves of different origins, Men who adopted it as a prestige tongue, and communities separated by vast distances and thousands of years of history. In this environment, dialects naturally developed. Two dialects are of particular interest to students of Tolkien's world: Gondorian Sindarin — as spoken by Men of Gondor, shaped by...