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.
Statements (46)
| 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
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ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.