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Vinyar Tengwar

Uploaded by onthetrail on 27 Jan, 2026
Vinyar Tengwar, a linguistic journal published by the 'Elvish Linguistic Fellowship', is dedicated to scholarly studies of the J.R.R. Tolkien's invented languages. Since its launch in 1988, it has been published across 50 issues. All of which are available as print-on-demand across five volumes.

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The Collected Vinyar Tengwar Vol. 1

The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship
9798673841648
Independently published (2020-08-10)

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The Collected Vinyar Tengwar Vol. 2

The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship
9798673849385
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The Collected Vinyar Tengwar Vol. 3

The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship
9798673854952
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The Collected Vinyar Tengwar Vol. 4

The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship
9798673858257
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The Collected Vinyar Tengwar Vol. 5

The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship
9798673868928
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Issue 50, March 2013
"The 'Túrin Wrapper'" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Carl F. Hostetter

Issue 49, June 2007
"Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings, Part three" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Patrick H. Wynne
"Five Late Quenya Volitive Inscriptions" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Carl F. Hostetter

Issue 48, December 2005
"Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings, Part two" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Patrick H. Wynne

Issue 47, February 2005
"Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings, Part one" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Patrick H. Wynne

Issue 46, July 2004
"Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies, Part two" — eds. Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne
with an appendix on the tengwar of the Etymologies by Arden R. Smith

Issue 45, November 2003
"Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies, Part one" — eds. Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne

Issue 44, June 2002
"'Words of Joy': Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya, Part two" — J.R.R. Tolkien, eds. Patrick H. Wynne, Arden R. Smith, and Carl F. Hostetter
4. Ortírielyanna (Sub Tuum Praesidium)
5. The Litany of Loreto
"Ae Adar Nín: The Lord's Prayer in Sindarin" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Bill Welden
"Alcar mi Tarmenel na Erun: The Gloria in Exclesis Deo in Quenya" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Arden R. Smith

Issue 43, January 2002
"'Words of Joy': Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya, Part one" — J.R.R. Tolkien, eds. Patrick H. Wynne, Arden R. Smith, and Carl F. Hostetter
1. Átaremma (Pater Noster)
2. Aia María (Ave Maria)
3. Alcar i Ataren (Gloria Patri)

Issue 42, July 2001
"The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Carl F. Hostetter
"Negation in Quenya" — Bill Welden

Issue 41, July 2000
"Etymological Notes on the Ósanwe-kenta" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Carl F. Hostetter
"From The Shibboleth of Fëanor" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Carl F. Hostetter
"Notes on Óre" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Carl F. Hostetter

Issue 40, April 1999
"Narqelion (facsimile)" — J.R.R. Tolkien

Issue 39, July 1998
"From Quendi and Eldar, Appendix D" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Carl F. Hostetter
"Ósanwe-kenta: 'Enquiry into the Communication of Thought'" — J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Carl F. Hostetter

Issue 37, December 1995
"The Túrin Prose Fragments: An Analysis of a Rúmilian Document" — Arden R. Smith

Issue 36, July 1994
Cover: Marquette University MS Tolkien 3/8/2:5 verso (facsimile) — J.R.R. Tolkien
"The Entu, Ensi, Enta Declension" — Christopher Gilson

Issue 29, May 1993
Cover: The "King's Letter", version "II" (facsimile) — J.R.R. Tolkien
"The Tengwar Versions of the 'King's Letter'" — Arden R. Smith

Issue 28, March 1993
"The Bodleian Declensions" — Patrick H. Wynne, Christopher Gilson, and Carl F. Hostetter

Issue 27, January 1993
"Trees of Silver and of Gold: A Guide to the Koivienéni Manuscript" — Patrick H. Wynne and Christopher Gilson

Issue 26, November 1992
"Uglúk to the Dung-pit" — Carl F. Hostetter

Issue 24, July 1992
"Sauron Defeated: A Linguistic Review" — Carl F. Hostetter

Issue 21, January 1992
"Sí man i·yulmar n(g)win enquatuva: A Newly-Discovered Tengwar Inscription" — Carl F. Hostetter

Issue 14, November 1990
"The Elves at Koivienéni: A New Quenya Sentence" — Christopher Gilson and Patrick H. Wynne

Issue 12, July 1990
"Nólë i Meneldilo: Lore of the Astronomer" — Jorge Quiñónez and Ned Raggett

Issue 8, November 1989
Cover: Full Chart of the Tengwar — Edouard Kloczko

Issue 6, June 1989
"A Brief Note on the Background of the Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Dick Plotz Concerning the Declension of the High-elvish Noun" — Jorge Quiñónez
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References To This
Carpenter #347: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Richard Jeffery • 17 December 1972 (#384), Vol. 2, p. 9. “An Elvish Astronomical Catalog,” Jorge Quiñonez.
Carpenter #297: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Mr Rang • August 1967 (#670), Vol. 2, p. 9. "An Elvish Astronomical Catalog," Jorge Quiñonez.
Carpenter #297: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Mr Rang • August 1967 (#670), Vol. 21, p.23. "Tolkien on Translation", Arden Smith.


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