Arda Philology 5

Omentielva is the familiar name for the International Conference on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Invented Languages. The proceedings of each Omentielva conference is published in volumes titled Arda Philology.

Arda Philology 5, the Proceedings of Omentielva Lempea, was published in September 2015. This volume from the fifth conference contains five papers and three haiku in Quenya:

  • J. ‘Mach’ Wust: The Sindarin Tengwar Modes
  • Måns Björkman: “On the Points of Her Toes”: Some Notes on the Development of “Nieninque”
  • Valeria Barouch: Lifehouses, Houselights and Other Encounters
  • Roman Rausch: Explanation of the Word hobbit
  • Helge K. Fauskanger: Note on the Cross-compatibility of Quenya Vocabulary from Different Stages
  • Marianne Larose, Sascha Mücke, Roman Rausch: Haiku


  • Omentielva Otsea, The Seventh International Conference on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Invented Languages will be held on 10 – 13 August 2017 in California. Go to the Omentielva website for more information and to order a copy of the latest (and some back issues of) Arda Philology.