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Ardalambion
Language resources created and managed by the wonderful helge Fauskanger, scholarly (but including an essay on "Now we have all got Elvish names"), with a Quenya course and Ideas for a Westernesse movie.
Dan Smith's Fantasy Fonts
The most widely used Tengwar fonts, with lots of help files in PDF.
Elfling FAQ
FAQ for the Elfling listserv list, which is archived.
The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship
A rich site which has a useful directory of "Resources for Tolkienian Linguistics", and is home to Gwaith-i-Phethdain/Fellowship of the Word-smiths, which includes words to the soundtrack. I am a member, and may even buy the Society tote bag.
Harri Perälä's Studies on the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien
Includes a Tengwar tutorial (based on Dan Smith's fonts) as well as language resources.
Lambë Eldaiva
Lots of tables (conjugations, declensions), wordlists, and other useful things for the student.
Mellonath Daeron
The Language Guild of the Swedish Tolkien society Forodrim.
Men Eldalambinen
Compositions, crosswords, vocabulary, and essays in Quenya and Sindarin.
Merin Essi ar Quenteli
An endearing site, including a fine name guide.
Nólë Parma Lambeo Areldava
Quenya resources, including grammar, wordlist, quotations.
The Sindarin Dictionary
Searchable dictionary, downloads in PDF and XML TEI.
A Tolkien Dictionary
The etymological point of view.
The Tolkien Language List
Listerv home page, with resources, archives, articles.
Tolkien Script Publishing
Home of the Tengwar Textbook, now in its 4th ed., along with other resources.
Tyalie Tyellieva
Devoted to people interested in speaking, reading, and writing in the Elvish languages. Includes a fine section on "Sources of Information".

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