Re: Lord of the Rings movie

Joe Hill scripsit:

> I mean, they can at least, I think of Quenya as the Elvish English.
Not at all; it is the Elvish Latin.  Sindarin is definitely the lingua
franca, ever since Thingol of Doriath banned the speaking of Quenya
(or Exilic Noldorin, which is a dialect of it) in his realm, and the
Noldor adopted Sindarin for daily use.

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