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# A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish Language from JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Paperback – April 1, 2007

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Wonderful! Marvelous! 10 Stars!!!
  

*by '***' on Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2013*

As a lifelong fan of Tolkien's works, studying the languages has been an important part of comprehending the fantastic world he created. David Salo's _A Gateway to Sindarin_ is an absolutely invaluable resource for those interested not only in the words themselves, but in how the language evolved. I wish I had had this book long ago when I began trying to understand Sindarin. It would have made my studies so very much more productive.I see some harsh reviews associated with this book, but it would seem that the critics are not interested in a scholarly work, and simply want someone to give them a bi-directional Sindarin-English dictionary so they can pretend they know Sindarin. Unless you are willing to put some effort into actually understanding the context and development of the language, this is not the book for you; but for those who wish to delve into the linguistic backstory to get to the useable Sindarin, buy, buy, BUY THIS BOOK!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent read
  

*by N***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2012*

I haven't quite finished the book yet, it's not quite the thriller like the books it was based on, that you simply can't put down before reading "just one more chapter."  However, for those interested in such things, it is rather well written (the sort of thing I would expect from an expert in both the language the reader is familiar with and the one he/she is attempting to learn about).  The primary motivation for the review though, is to respond to some of the previous reviewers, who make some rather harsh accusations concerning David Salo's supposed lack of "proper citation," among other things.Certainly I am no linguist myself (in fact, if I were, I would probably do the research myself) and lack the expertise to comment on some of the more technical aspects of the work, but I am more or less literate, and I was able to comprehend the preface to the book which clearly states, "This volume is not and cannot be the last or most accurate word on Sindarin... within the limits of the available source material, I believe this work to be accurate in general and in most points of detail... where gaps occur, they have been filled in by educated guesswork marked as such".  That being so, those of us who have no formal education in linguistics, may find it very difficult to pick out the subtle nuances that experts such as Tolkien used in their creations.It is, therefore, immensely helpful for those of us with an interest in learning a particular language, to have someone who is trained in such things do the research for us and fill in gaps more accurately than we might have ourselves.  At the end of the day, Tolkien did not publish an all-encompassing guide to his works, so any reasonable interpretation of the missing pieces can hardly be called "unreliable."As far as the citation comment, Tolkien's name appears on the front cover above the author's in the same size and style of print.  This is effectively a textbook.  I imagine most people don't randomly find this book with no foreknowledge of Tolkien's works and think to themselves, "what a great idea, I'll study an imaginary language for no particular reason!"  One probably starts by reading the Lord of the Rings and desiring to learn more, and when you've run out of works written by the creator himself, what's the next step?  Beyond that, the first 18 pages are actually a short recap of much of the history written in The Silmarillion and the other histories published by Christopher Tolkien.  In this section, one can hardly two sentences without running into a cited reference, book and page number included.Perhaps there are other works on the subject that Mr. Salo could have attributed his inspirations to, but seriously, he spent enough time researching and writing about the subject.  One can hardly expect him to attempt to go back in time and make a note of every last detail in his life that led to the completion of this work.  I am annoyed by the mere mention of legal proceedings.Please try to find a book written about person A by person B that person C can't criticize for reasons D, E, or F.  Good luck.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    VERY technical, not if you want just to learn the language
  

*by G***D on Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2022*

An interesting book, very well written, but for academic linguists not language-learners.  I'm keeping it anyway because it's so cool!

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