Angerthas Daeron
Angerthas Daeron (S. 'Daeron's Runes') was the full extension of the Certhas Daeron which was used by the Elves of Eregion to represent Sindarin and other languages.
Structure
They were renamed Angerthas because the Certhas of Daeron were extended and added several more cirth. The adding of 2 whole new rows (CH-row and QU-row) was attributed to them.
The addition of these caused the following: a new certh for h to replace the previous certh # which became ch. This certh was preferred for ch because its shape seemed to be between the shapes of the T and K cirth (8 T + e K > # CH), to represent how the ch sound also (phonologically) exist between t and c. There was also a new certh for nd, which as Tolkien notes, its form wasn’t much related to the dental cirth.
Some of the new letters were used for sounds of Quenya (and other tongues) not found in Sindarin. In that stage, the Angerthas reached its fullest extent, but for most forms of writing other than carving, the Tengwar were used.
Table
| 1 | p | 8 | t | ch | e | c | i | kw | R | r | f | s/h | |||
| 2 | b | 9 | d | $ | j | r | g | o | gw | T | rh | ||||
| 3 | f | 0 | th | % | sh | t | kh | p | chw | a | l | g | h/s | ||
| 4 | v | ! | dh | q | zh | y | gh | Q | ghw | s | lh | ||||
| 5 | hw | @ | n | w | nj | u | ñ | W | ñgw | d | ng | h | ss/z | J | nd |
| 6 | m | E | ñw | ||||||||||||
| 7 | mh | ||||||||||||||
| l | i | S | u | z | e | c | a | b | o | | | |||||
| D | ú | x | é | v | á | n | ó | . | h | ||||||
| G | y | m | œ | ||||||||||||
| F | w |
History
By the Second Age the Tengwar were the dominant writing script, but the Gwaith-i-Mírdain used the runes in formal documents, as a "matter of lore". The Noldor made use of the cirth and made a name for them in Quenya, Certar.
The Dwarves of Moria adapted this system to Angerthas Moria, as they were ideal for carved inscriptions, which they preferred.
Referencias
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