Home›More›Articles›Languages first: how Tolkien's invented tongues bred a mythologyArticleLanguages first: how Tolkien's invented tongues bred a mythologyArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnJ. R. R. Tolkien, Authors Well-attested SourcesJ. R. R. Tolkien (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)Language constructionQuote, Language constructionTolkien considered languages inseparable from the mythology associated with them, and he consequently took a dim view of auxiliary languagesView the SourceLiterature Atlas Long-Form ArticlesComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.