Episode 397
Black Speech
Mon, 2018-Jun-04 01:21 UTC
Length - 1:50
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With 132,290 views on Sunday, 3 June 2018 our article of the day is Black Speech.
The Black Speech is a fictional language created by J. R. R. Tolkien.
One of the languages constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien in Tolkien's legendarium, it was spoken in the realm of Mordor. Tolkien describes the language as being created by Sauron as an (in-universe) constructed language to be the sole language of all the servants of Mordor, thereby replacing (with little success) the many different varieties of Orkish, Common Speech and other languages used by his servants. Tolkien describes the language as existing in two forms, the ancient "pure" forms used by Sauron himself, the Nazgûl, and the Olog-hai, and the more "debased" form used by the soldiery of Barad-dûr at the end of the Third Age.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:21 UTC on Monday, 4 June 2018.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Speech.
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