Tolkien's Secret Vice | Escape Into Meaning

Summary by Krater

This video essay explores J.R.R. Tolkien's passion for constructing artificial languages like Animalic, Nevbosh, and Naffarin, and how this linguistic obsession birthed the deep mythology and immersive world of Middle-earth.

From the video

Answers: How did J.R.R. Tolkien's invented languages create the world of Middle-earth?

• J.R.R. Tolkien
• constructed languages
• Middle-earth mythology
• philology
• art-languages

What it concludes

• Constructing art-languages leads to the necessity of building an accompanying mythology.
• Tolkien's Middle-earth feels exceptionally solid because its core is rooted in deeply developed languages.
• For the keen escapist, Middle-earth remains the premier destination due to its meticulously crafted history and environment.