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elvish
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(character)elvish - 1. The Tengwar of Feanor, a table of letterforms resembling the beautiful Celtic half-uncial hand of the "Book of Kells". Invented and described by J.R.R. Tolkien in "The Lord of The Rings" as an orthography for his fictional "elvish" languages, this system (which is both visually and phonetically elegant) has long fascinated hackers (who tend to be intrigued by artificial languages in general). It is traditional for graphics printers, plotters, window systems, and the like to support a Feanorian typeface as one of their demo items. By extension, the term might be used for any odd or unreadable typeface produced by a graphics device.

2. The typeface mundanely called "B"ocklin", an art-decoish display font.


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Developed as the elvish languages are, however, you would find it difficult to actually have a casual conversation in Qenya or Sindarin.
How did Tolkien come up with the languages for Middle Earth? by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
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Out of the mouths of elves .. by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
True Orc fans will also be able to access logos, ringtones and even Elvish languages, allowing communicating in a unique mythological tongue.
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