Artificial Scripts
Tolkien not only invented many languages but also scripts. He was a talented penman. Some of his scripts were designed for use with his constructed languages, others for more practical ends: to be used in his personal diary, and one especially for English, the New English Alphabet.
Read more about this topic: Languages Constructed By J. R. R. Tolkien
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