A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish Language from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings

Great book daughter very pleased woth it thanks

If you want to learn more about Sindarin then there is no better book.BE WARNED that this isn't simply a book to learn Sindarin. It is a full grammar, morphology and lexicon of the Sindarin language. Some knowledge of linguistics is required.

One for the JRRT fan.

Condition was perfect, as new! The content is interesting as well.

Purchased for my daughter as she is completing a dissertation on how ancient language and dialects influenced Tolkien's development of Elvish for later texts

like it very much

good for learning Elvish for my daughter :)

Although there are several guides to JRR Tolkien's languages, these tend to be rather general and concise, designed more to give a taste of the work the Professor put into his epic tales. 'Gateway to Sindarin' has far more detail, and treats the Sindarin language in the same way as a French grammar reader would treat its subject matter. Personally, as someone who uses Sindarin frequently for contributions to a fan website, this made the book invaluable. It is well-written, clear, and with its appendices / word lists as well, this book finally gives all the information a student would need about Sindarin in one place.The in-depth analysis of grammar, consonant mutation etc, might not be the best place for a beginner to start, but any serious student of Tolkien's languages should not be without this book. However, the opening section on the history of the Elvish languages in itself gives a great insight into the amount of time and labour Tolkien put into creating his world.Finally, the linen binding has an almost ethereal, 'elvish' quality about it; just a small detail that struck me as adding to the book's desirability.