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Literary languages are those invented by literary authors. They may be fully developed or only hinted at in the authors' works. Most are spoken by one or more characters in their stories, while others are only mentioned in passing. They may or may not bear any apparent relation to any natural language. Some may be later augmented by other writers.
updated 10-1-2001 "Dancing Men" is a cipher told of in a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; the appearance of the symbols gave it this name. 823.912 Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 D754s Sherlock Holmes. -- New York : Vol. 2 contains "The Return of Sherlock Holmes," which includes "The case of the dancing men." RID: 57-14107 ITEM #: dnc00001 Dancing Men
updated 10-1-2001 Darkovan is the name used among Terrans for the languages spoken by the natives of the planet invented by Marion Zimmer Bradley and known officially as Cottman IV, but commonly called "Darkover." There are actually 4 native languages on Darkover (not counting those of the non-human races), but Terrans tend to lump them all together as "Darkovan." Casta is the language of the aristocracy, and has elements of English, Gaelic, Spanish and Portuguese in it. The common folk speak Cahuenga, which is also used as a lingua franca between Terran Standard (21st-century English) and Casta. The Dry-Towners have a language of their own, called Dry-Town (which is thick with Gaelic), while the residents of the mountainous Hellers region speak Montagnois. Non-human races include the Chieri and the Trailmen, each of whom have their own language. Bradley has allowed other writers to write tales set in her universe, and some of these writers have also added to the language(s), most notably John Shimwell and myself (Elaine Higgins). 813.54 Bradley, Marion Zimmer, 1930- B811c Children of Hastur. -- Garden City, N.Y. : RID: wln82-132240 ITEM #: dar00001 813.54 Bradley, Marion Zimmer B811o Oath of the Renunciates. -- Garden City, N.Y. : RID: wln85-8966 ITEM #: dar00002 813.54 Bradley, Marion Zimmer B811st Star of danger. -- New York : RID: wln86-161768 ITEM #: dar00003 Darkovan
updated 10-1-2001 Assorted authors have written about elves, but J.R.R. Tolkien invented 2 varieties of Elven language, Quenya (or "High Elvish") and Sindarin (the language of the "Grey Elves"). In fact, he claimed to have written The Lord of the Rings and other tales only as an extension of his language studies! Tolkien also developed 2 writing systems for Elvish, called Tengwar ("letters") and Cirth or Certar ("runes"). He also created portions of Dwarvish and Orcan speech, as well as others. He called human speech, which his "hobbit" characters also spoke, "Common," "Westron," or "Mannish." 823.912 Grotta, Daniel, 1944- G649Zg The biography of J. R. R. Tolkien. - 1978 Philadelphia : Running Press, 1978 RID: 77-29209 ITEM #: elv00013 823.912 Rosebury, Brian T649Zr Tolkien : a critical assessment. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 1992 Includes Elvish in transliteration. RID: 91-33345 ITEM #: elv00012 823.912 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 T649L The fellowship of the ring 1965a v. 1 RID: --- ITEM #:elv00001 823.912 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 T649L The fellowship of the ring. - 2nd ed. - 1993 Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1993. (Lord of the v. 1 rings ; v. 1) RID: 88-120282 ITEM #: elv00010 823.912 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 T649h The hobbit. -- Boston : 1966 RID: 67-29221 ITEM #: elv00002 823.912 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 T649L The lord of the rings. -- Boston : 1966 RID: 75-308399 ITEM #: elv00003 823.912 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 T649m Morgoth's ring / edited by Christopher v. 1 Tolkien. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1993- (History of Middle Earth ; v. 10) RID: 93-23520 ITEM #: elv00014 823.912 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 T649L The return of the king. -- Boston : 1983 v. 3 RID: wln89-68852 ITEM #: elv00004 823.912 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 T649L The return of the king. - 2nd ed. - Boston : 1993 Houghton Mifflin, 1993. (Lord of the rings ; v. 3) v. 3 RID: 88-195987 ITEM #: elv00008 823.912 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 T649si The Silmarillion. -- Boston : RID: 77-8025 ITEM #: elv00005 823.912 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 T649L The two towers. -- Boston : 1965a v. 2 RID: wln87-44070 ITEM #: evl00006 823.912 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 T649L The two towers. - 2nd ed. - Boston : Houghton 1993 Mifflin, 1993. (Lord of the rings ; v. 2) v. 2 RID: 88-195969 ITEM #: elv00011 823.912 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 T649u Unfinished tales of Numenor and Middle-earth. -- Boston : RID: 80-83072 ITEM #: elv00007 823.912 Tyler, J. E.A. T649Yt The Tolkien companion / J.E.A. Tyler ; edited by S.A. Tyler. - New York : St. Martin's Press, 1976 RID: 76-5203 ITEM #: elv00009 Elvish
updated 10-1-2001 Galach is the official language of the Imperium (told of in books about the planet nicknamed "Dune," written by Frank Herbert. It is said to be a hybrid Inglo-Slavic, with strong traces of cultural specialization terms. Other languages reportedly encountered on "Dune" include Bhotani Jib and Chakobsa. 813.54 Herbert, Frank H536ch Chapterhouse, Dune. -- New York : RID: 84-17979 ITEM #: dun00001 813.54 Herbert, Frank, 1920- H536c Children of Dune. -- New York : RID: wln82-11363 ITEM #: dun00002 813.54 Herbert, Frank H536d.b Dune. -- New York : RID: wln91-34858 ITEM #: dun00003 813.54 Herbert, Frank, 1920- H536du Dune messiah. -- New York : RID: wln82-145370 ITEM #: dun00004 813.54 Herbert, Frank, 1920- H536g God Emperor of Dune. -- New York : RID: wln81-109679 ITEM #: dun00005 813.54 Herbert, Frank H536h Heretics of Dune. -- New York : RID: 83-16040 ITEM #: dun00006 813.54 McNelly, Willis Everett, 1920- H536dZm The Dune encyclopedia. -- New York : RID: wln84-72606 ITEM #: dun00007 Galach
updated 10-1-2001 The "Old Tongue" is the language spoken during the "Age of Legends" in the Wheel of Time series of books by Robert Jordan. He says of it: "It is generally expected that nobles and the educated will have learned to speak it, but most know only a few words. Translation is often difficult, as it is a language capable of many subtly different meanings." Some words appear similar to Indo-European words, while others do not. 813.54 Jordan, Robert. J82f The fires of heaven. -- New York : TOR, 1993. (Wheel of time ; book 5) RID: --- ITEM #: otg00001 Old Tongue
updated 10-1-2001 Valdemaran is the language of the land of Valdemar, one of the lands which figures prominently in many of the books by Mercedes Lackey. A neighboring kingdom is Karse, where the language is Karsite. In this work, I have grouped all the languages of any of these lands under Valdemaran. 813.54 Lackey, Mercedes L141by By the sword. -- New York : DAW Books, 1991. RID: wln91-362057 ITEM #: val00001 813.54 Lackey, Mercedes L141q Queen's own. -- New York : Guild America Books, 1989. Includes Arrows of the queen, Arrow's flight, and Arrow's fall. RID: wln93-382505 ITEM #: val00002 813.54 Lackey, Mercedes L141si The silver gryphon / Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon. - New York : DAW Books, 1996. (Mage wars ; book 3) RID: 96-140806 ITEM #: val00009 813.54 Lackey, Mercedes L141sr Storm rising. -- New York : DAW Books, 1995. (Mage storms ; book 2) RID: wln95-153295 ITEM #: val00004 813.54 Lackey, Mercedes L141s Storm warning. -- New York : DAW Books, 1994. (Mage storms ; book 1) RID: wln96-136709 ITEM #: val00003 813.54 Lackey, Mercedes L141wh The white gryphon. -- New York : DAW Books, 1995. (Mage wars ; book 2) RID: 95-145586 ITEM #: val00008 813.54 Lackey, Mercedes L141w Winds of change. -- New York : DAW Books, 1992. (Mage winds ; book 2) RID: 93-119320 ITEM #: val00005 813.54 Lackey, Mercedes L141wi Winds of fate. -- New York : DAW Books, 1991. (Mage winds ; book 1) RID: 92-116688 ITEM #: val00006 813.54 Lackey, Mercedes L141win Winds of fury. -- New York : DAW Books, 1993. (Mage winds ; book 3) RID: 93-219013 ITEM #: val00007 Valdemaran
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