Within the context of Tolkien's fictional world, the Tengwar were invented by the Elf Fëanor, and used first to write the Elvish languages Quenya and Telerin. Later a great number of Tolkien's …

Nov 2, 2025 · The Tengwar (pron. [ˈteŋɡʷar], Quenya for “letters”, singular tengwa [ˈteŋɡʷa], Sindarin tîw [1]) was a writing system invented by Fëanor (and was therefore also called the …

Tolkien also created a number of different alphabets to write his languages - Tengwar, or Feanorian letters, is the one which appears most frequently in his work, and is used to write …

The Tengwar, or Fëanorian Characters, was a script invented by the Elf Fëanor in the First Age. It was originally used to write a number of the languages of Tolkien's mythology, including …

Nov 29, 2025 · The Tengwar is a writing system created by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is also known as the Fëanorian system, from the name of its (fictional) inventor. It’s important to understand that …

There are 24 primary Tengwar letters. The letters were organized into four series or "Temar" Each series was used to represent sounds created by different parts of the mouth. Series I and II …

This month (and a bit beyond!), we will feature a prompt per day taken from the Tengwar chart. The prompt will include a graphic of the tengwa and its name in Quenya and English.

There are 24 primary Tengwar letters. The letters were organized into four series or Témar (shown as vertical columns). Each series was used to represent sounds created by different …

Consonant sounds were represented by letters called: "Tengwar". There are 24 primary Tengwar letters. The letters were organized into four series or "Témar" (shown as vertical columns on …

The symbols of the Tengwar can be divided into letters — tengwar proper — and diacritic marks — tehtar. These are discussed in turn below. The two basic elements of all the primary …