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		niblettc on Feb 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can You Identify This Mysterious Old Writing? The language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here.

TedDoesntTalk on Feb 27, 2021 [–]

Too pretty for that. High Elvish in a different alphabet?

the_af on Feb 27, 2021 | [–]

The inscription within the One Ring to which the OP's quote refers was written using Tengwar, which is a script devised by the Elves and therefore "looks pretty" ;)

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