The Language Map of Middle-earth
Darth Gandalf
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In this video, we take a look at where the languages of Middle-earth could be found, and how widespread they were - from the First Age in Beleriand to the end of the Third Age in the Westlands.
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Me watching this video, while not having english as my first language..
I just would like to point out that maybe Quenya was maybe more popular in Hithlum than it is often believe, since apparently much of Fingon's speech in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears was in Quenya and Hurin was using it during his last stand - people have argued that, if it wasn't somewhat often used by the peoples of that area, it would be a pretty bad speech to motivate the troops.
The only thing I'd add is that the Beorians who came to Numenor mostly settled in its western regions, and continued speaking Sindarin primarily. Those western regions of Numenor later were the stronghold of the Faithful (who kept speaking Sindarin despite it eventually being banned). The Beorians deciding to adopt Sindarin all the way back in the First Age is why Sindarin was commonly used among Dunedain even in LotR.
The Language Map of Middle-earth
Darth Gandalf
16,770 views
In this video, we take a look at where the languages of Middle-earth could be found, and how widespread they were - from the First Age in Beleriand to the end of the Third Age in the Westlands.
Thanks to my patrons - Will Rodriguez, Heather Allen, PaladinSpartac, Aranornan, Danners, LF0984, Blitcut, Jackson C, Rhinous, Matt Carnevali, Wags, Skjoldmø, bearandwolf, Will Harrison, Slowbro96, Vasco Sa Pinto, Gavin, Javi Iñesta ,Brn, JIV, Fipse, W Sean Mason, boi sophies, Stonetruck, ThunderStryken, Hallimar Rathlorn, Habimana, Ben Jeffrey, Harry Evett, Mojtaba Ro, Moe L, Paul Leone, Barbossa, mncb1o, Carrot Ifson, Andrew Welch and Catherine Berry
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On a side note, I love how Tolkien's lore is either "We know every minute detail about this guy's life" or "Some people at a certain time lived in this land. Maybe"