Angerthas Erebor

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Angerthas Erebor is a runic script used by the Dwarves of Erebor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, adapted for writing their secret language Khuzdul.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf runic script
writing system
appearsOnObject Thror's Map NERFINISHED
inscriptions in Erebor
associatedLocation Erebor NERFINISHED
associatedWithLanguageFamily Khuzdul NERFINISHED
belongsToFranchise Tolkien legendarium NERFINISHED
belongsToGenre constructed writing system
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
derivedFrom Angerthas Moria NERFINISHED
documentedIn The History of Middle-earth (linguistic notes) NERFINISHED
The Road Goes Ever On (appendices and notes) NERFINISHED
fictional true
hasAlternativeName Erebor runes
hasCanonicalDescriptionSource The Lord of the Rings Appendix E NERFINISHED
hasCulturalAssociation Dwarven craftsmanship
Dwarven secrecy
hasDesignPurpose to represent Khuzdul sounds more accurately than earlier Cirth
hasGraphemeType runes
hasNotableFeature adapted from earlier Dwarven runes of Moria
optimized for Khuzdul phonology
shares many shapes with other Cirth systems
hasScriptVariant Angerthas Moria NERFINISHED
Cirth Daeron NERFINISHED
hasUsageDomain Dwarven inscriptions in the Lonely Mountain region
hasUsageRestriction primarily for Dwarvish language
hasUserGroup Dwarves of Durin's Folk NERFINISHED
hasWritingMedium metal
parchment
stone
partOf Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED
scriptFamily Cirth NERFINISHED
timeOfIn-worldUse Third Age NERFINISHED
late Second Age
usedBy Dwarves of Erebor NERFINISHED
usedByRace Dwarves NERFINISHED
usedForInscriptionType inscriptions
labels
maps
usedForLanguage Khuzdul NERFINISHED
usedInAppendix Appendix E of The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
usedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth NERFINISHED
usedInWork The Hobbit NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
writingDirection left-to-right
writingSystemType alphabet

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Khuzdul writingSystem Angerthas Erebor