Tolkien Translator?

**beermugcarl** · January 17, 2013, 07:42 AM

Is there a website out there where I could translate things into elvish/dwarven runes?

Preferably two for the sake of cross-reference...

**smoesville** · January 17, 2013, 08:14 AM

All i know about is Hesperides (Mac), though that only does Sindarin. Very handy though.

Edit:
It helps if you have tengwar sindarin and quenya font installed on your computer so you can copy and paste the characters directly to whatever program you're using.

**Feanaro Curufinwe** · January 17, 2013, 08:37 AM

ashnazgdurbatulukashnazggimpatulashnazgthrakatulukaghburzumishikrimpatul

**Feanaro Curufinwe** · January 17, 2013, 08:38 AM

Umm.. Is that the font you were referring to?

**beermugcarl** · January 17, 2013, 08:45 AM

I should add that it is because my Brother wants to get a tattoo in Elvish but doesn't trust the internet, however I trust you guys

**smoesville** · January 17, 2013, 08:45 AM

But that's just a latin script?

**Feanaro Curufinwe** · January 17, 2013, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by smoesville

But that's just a latin script?

No.It is Black Speech.. I just used Noldor Tengwar letters.

**beermugcarl** · January 17, 2013, 06:09 PM

Tengwar Sindarin seems to be the way to go, but as I only need the translation now (rep to smoesville for the font) would it be ok if I send Ngugi a PM with the words? Or could somebody recommend a website?

And yes he is a nerd.. but wait.. i'm on TWcenter! I'm one too!

**smoesville** · January 18, 2013, 04:45 AM

Originally Posted by Feanaro Curufinwe

No.It is Black Speech.. I just used Noldor Tengwar letters.

Ah, it just shows up as a serif font for me, might be because i don't have it installed on my computer.

**k/t** · January 17, 2013, 01:19 PM

Just write out what you want it to say and PM Ngugi with it.

"my Brother wants to get a tattoo in Elvish"

Hahahahaha!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsPheErBj8

**Ngugi** · January 17, 2013, 01:58 PM

To be honest that is actually my weakest point, the languages, I have no talent for it IRL and only by luck and endurance manage my way with ME languages, using dictionaries and such haha; couldn't tell one elven from other elven rune or 'dwarven' from other 'dwarven'* rune if my life hanged on it

But I say thank you for the confidence; history is my great interest and thus Tolkien proved a complete treat with his world

**Wolfeson** · January 17, 2013, 02:17 PM

There may be translators available for elvish (remember that there are multiple "elvish" languages), but I'm pretty sure there's nothing available for dwarves. The dwarvish language is explicitly kept secret throughout all of Tolkein's works, with the sole exceptions of Gimli's battle cries at the Hornburg (anglicized phoenetic only), and the inscriptions on Balin's tomb in Moria (runes only).