1969: Tolkien Using Real Languages in Lord of the Rings pt 2 May 6, 2020

J.R.R. Tolkien was a professor of Germanic philology, and his knowledge of Old English, Middle English, and other ancient Germanic languages like Gothic and Old Icelandic. These featured heavily in the world-building of the Lord of the Rings, including with regards to Rohirric (of Rohan) and Westeron (of the Shire), with both personal names and other words that were based off of Old and Modern English respectively. Moreover, Dwarvish was based off of Old Norse, and so on, as mentioned in yesterday's post.

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