Dates

Devised in Valinor during the Years of the Trees

Origins

Invented by Rúmil, and developed by Fëanor

Race

Created by Elves, but also later adopted by other peoples

Pronunciation

tee'w

Meaning

'Letters' or 'signs'

Other names

Elf-letters, Fëanorian, Tengwar

Note

Tíw is a plural term (meaning 'letters'); an individual character of this script would be known as a têw

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Tîw

A name for the Tengwar

A Sindarin word interpreted as 'signs' or 'letters', occasionally used to describe the writing system originally devised by Rúmil of Tirion, and later redeveloped by Fëanor. They were rather better known by the Quenya form of their name, Tengwar, but the word Tîw does appear in one prominent place: on the West-gate of Moria. In the form thiw, it appears in the inscription Celebrimbor o Eregion teithant i thiw hin, 'Celebrimbor of Hollin drew these signs' (The Fellowship of the Ring II 4, A Journey in the Dark)

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