- Cities and buildings
- Fields, plains and deserts
- Forests
- Hills and mountains
- Islands and promontories
- Lands, realms and regions
- Rivers and lakes
- Seas and oceans
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Dates
Evolved during the Second Age; widely spoken during the Third Age
Location
Throughout the Westlands of Middle-earth
Origins
Meaning
'Common' is used here in the sense of 'shared'; the Common Tongue allowed communication between all races and peoples
Other names
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Common TongueThe Common Speech of the WestlandsThe Common Language used throughout the northern and western lands of Middle-earth. It developed from the Númenórean tongue, Adûnaic, but with many additions and changes from other languages, to become almost universally spoken. See also...Amon Amarth, Anadûnê, Asëa aranion, Banakil, Baraz, Black Speech, Bree-dialect, Common Language, Curumo, Elendil, Fangorn Forest, Gondorians, Great Eagles, Great Tower, Greymantle, [See the full list...] For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2016-2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career. |