Tengwar

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Tengwar
The word "Tengwar" written using the Tengwar script in the Quenya mode
Script type	Alternative abugida or alphabet according to the "mode"
Creator	J. R. R. Tolkien
Time period	1930s–present
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	a number of Tolkien's constructed languages, Quenya and Sindarin, English
Related scripts
Parent systems	Sarati Tengwar
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Teng (290), ​Tengwar
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The Tengwar (/ˈtɛŋɡwɑːr/) script is an artificial script, one of several scripts created by J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings.

Within the fictional context of Middle-earth, the Tengwar were invented by the Elf Fëanor, and used first to write the Elven tongues Quenya and Telerin. Later a great number of Tolkien's constructed languages were written using the Tengwar, including Sindarin. Tolkien used Tengwar to write English: most of Tolkien's Tengwar samples are actually in English.