mirkwoodest posted this epic Tolkien “full nerdout” rant about languages in his work. I would absolutely love to see them sit down with Stephen Colbert and discuss this further. People nerding out over The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit is the best. J.R.R. Tolkien was an absolute genius. This starts by talking about one of the ballsiest things he ever did concerning hobbits:

Further Reading: Rohirric, Westron

Source: mirkwoodest

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