Oxonmoot 2024

This workshop is held in the building behind and to the side of the Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre, building A on the map, same as the Quiet Room.

Learn to write the Tengwar of Rúmil (Sarati) – Tolkien's underrated Elvish script

The Tengwar of Rúmil are mentioned once in Appendix E of The Lord of the Rings as "the oldest Eldarin letters" on which Fëanor based his Tengwar (the Elvish script we all know). Thanks to material published in The History of Middle-earth and Parma Eldalamberon we know that this script is called Sarati, was fully developed by Tolkien and is actually a real world predecessor of the more famous Tengwar. Sarati can be written from right to left and from top to bottom. The first picture on this website will give you a first impression: https://www.tolkienestate.com/painting/calligraphy/
In this workshop we will learn how to write Sarati. We will also trace the history of Tolkien's invented writing systems from the frist attempts in the 1910s to the Tengwar, and discuss possible real world inspirations.
You don't need to know how to write Tengwar to follow the workshop. This is not a calligraphy course (feel free to come if your handwriting looks ugly like mine).

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