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Posted: 29 Dec 2016, 08:42
by matt3o
zslane wrote: We can all agree that the Granite kit uses Tengwar glyphs; the real question is what makes it particularly Sindarin?
Granite uses Sindarin "Mode of Beleriand". The Grey Elves (Sindarin) that settled in Beleriand reformed their Tengwar alphabet. They eliminated most of the Tehtar marks, in their place they used additional Tengwar letters to represent vowel sounds. This reformed alphabet was referred to as the "Mode of Beleriand". Granite uses this mode because is what is used in the Door of Durin.
Posted: 29 Dec 2016, 17:57
by zslane
Thank you, Matt3o.
It is also worth noting that the arrangement of the Granite Sindarin glyphs corresponds to a Sindarin TrueType font layout, right?
Was this much thought and care put into this "Elvish" keycap set?
Posted: 29 Dec 2016, 18:02
by matt3o
yes, granite has (imho) the best possible legend layout if you intend to actually write in sindarin with Dan's fonts.