what is the inscription on the ring
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what is the inscription on the ring
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Originally Posted by ImportSport,Oct 25 2007, 05:57 AM
The inscription reads:
"One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them"
"One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them"
Yeah, it's a copy of the ring of power from the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. That writing is supposed to be in the Elf Language I believe.
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Originally Posted by s2000raj,Oct 25 2007, 10:04 AM
That writing is supposed to be in the Elf Language I believe.
Now how's that for nerdy!
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Originally Posted by Elistan,Oct 25 2007, 02:52 PM
It's not elvish, it's the language of Mordor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Speech
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Speech
he Black Speech was likely based entirely on Valarin, as Morgoth and his Maiar (all of whom would have spoken Valarin) minions did not possess the Secret Fire, but were only able to corrupt things to their service. It may have also been based on Quenya.
I think the general thought was that there is a big difference between written and spoken language and the only written languages were Elivish or of a higher power like Valarin.