Black Speech: Sauron's Greatest Creation
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s constructed languages are among my favorite things in the entire world. And after you guys introduced me to Black Speech, I knew I had to make a video on it. So, here it is - the history, pronunciation, and purpose of the Dark Tongue of Mordor!
Please keep in mind that I'm not an expert and these videos are just for fun. With that said, enjoy learning some Black Speech!
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0:00 Intro To Black Speech
1:04 The One Ring Inscription
3:43 Black Speech In Movies
5:23 Fictional Origins
8:34 Neo - Black Speech
9:39 Black Speech Vocabulary
11:01 Fun Facts
12:37 Black Speech Challenge
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I will raise my kid speaking this. Lets see how it goes
@Artreii
3 жыл бұрын
We'll watch their career with great interest ;)
@isaiahwolftail867
3 жыл бұрын
A new power is rising
@ozzylepunknown551
3 жыл бұрын
"I will tell my kids this was english"
@laurelelasselin
3 жыл бұрын
They wil turn into a Nazgul
@meIaniii
2 жыл бұрын
this man is the new melkor, their child shall be sauron
I'm happy for the neo black speech. It proves it's still a living language. I'd love to hear it in political assemblies.
@Artreii
Жыл бұрын
I think you're not the only one, I may have heard it somewhere :D Would be awesome lol
The Vampires from 30 Days Of Night had a similar more primitive sounding language. I'll never know how him and H.P. Lovecraft could create thier own language.
@Artreii
2 жыл бұрын
Oh cool, didn't know about that! And I think one just has to be incredibly passionate to create their own language ;)
Sir, this is the second video of yours I have seen. The first one was about Entish. You are obviously highly educated, you do a lot of research, and you have a sense of humour! Subscribed!
you did a fantastic job attempting to pronounce ANY PART of that language! well done, sir!
@Artreii
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, well, thanks, I tried :D
@frederikcutajarnielsen8773
Жыл бұрын
yeah i actually got chills, whether it was a coincidence i dont know xd
Fun fact: the name of the band Burzum is also black speech, it means darkness
@Artreii
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah that's cool, I didn't know about it!
@jeremynossiter9686
2 жыл бұрын
My favourite black metal band. Varg vikerenes was the maker of the band. He made ALL of the music alone. He also committed multiple church burnings (which I love about him) and the murder of euronymous, previous band member of mayhem.
@batrachian149
Жыл бұрын
@@jeremynossiter9686 cring
@Hypatia00
Жыл бұрын
@@jeremynossiter9686 cringe bro
@sage0x
Жыл бұрын
@@jeremynossiter9686 cringe
I like sauron I wish he had more screen time
@Artreii
3 жыл бұрын
100%, thankfully we got his "origin story" in Shadow of Mordor ;)
@dronesclubhighjinks
Жыл бұрын
“Sauron is so hot. I could fix him,” said the male “Superfan” in the Amazon video attempting to promote Rings of Power in I think Feb 2022. What is funny is that actually Halbrand was the handsomest guy on the show, except maybe for Arondir. Did you enjoy the screen time that Halbrand got? How did you feel about the backstory they created for him in ROP?
The One Ring to abuse them all... XD
wow,that's so impressive.i knew so few about black speech since most of the middle eerth fans are more into elvish.(also it's really fun to hear black speech by you in the end ) Thank you for the video :^)
@Artreii
3 жыл бұрын
I also didn't know much about Black Speech beforehand, and it definitely opened my eyes to a whole new aspect of this world. And thank you too!
I know Sauron's real name was Mairon (Admirable) in quenian language, but this name that means "admirable" is probably the quenian translation from valarin (language of valars). I saw some pages where fans tried to "rebuilt" quenian names back to their valarin forms. The valarin form for Mairon is MAYAZÔNÔZ, so this will be probably Sauron's real name in valarin. Black speech is based probably on valarin, so the name "Mairon" in black speech will be probably a "perverted version" of the name Mayazônôz. "Nazg" from the black speech means "ring". "Naškad" from valarin also means ring, so is very probably that black speech is a perverted version of valarin.
@dronesclubhighjinks
Жыл бұрын
You are obviously much better educated than I am! I’m going to have to look up a bunch of the references you made. Thank you for spurring on my education. 😄
@vastolorde6194
Жыл бұрын
@@dronesclubhighjinks I'm just in love (maybe obsessed) with this gem that is LOTR...and i'm proud of this🙃
@dronesclubhighjinks
Жыл бұрын
Good for you! LOTR is “my precious”, and it sounds like it’s “your precious” - but that’s the wonderful thing about it - we can each love it in our own way, and instead of it destroying us, it helps us to become better people!
@vastolorde6194
Жыл бұрын
@@dronesclubhighjinks Yeah, Lotr contain "the adventure spirit", not Sauron's or Morgoth's will.
I feel like it sort of sounds German along with French vowels. The combo sounds very cool.
@Artreii
2 жыл бұрын
Oh, that's a good description actually. I felt the same, but couldn't really word it that well. Although - maybe it's just the way I pronounce it ;)
@Marrrrrko47
2 жыл бұрын
To me it sounds more like Turkish because of durbatulûk and burzum-ishi
@BroadwayRonMexico
Жыл бұрын
A lot of people say it sounds German, but I really don't hear it. It's always reminded me of a "gutturalized" Mongol or Turkic language
@dronesclubhighjinks
Жыл бұрын
Are you saying this as a person who speaks German and French? Honest question because I’m a German speaker who grew up in an English speaking country with people who keep saying German sounds “guttural “ but I found many of them cannot actually distinguish between spoken French and German, which is astonishing to me especially as many of them studied French in high school.
@The_Void7
3 ай бұрын
The two worst languages
I really like black speech. Its amazing
@Artreii
3 жыл бұрын
Me too, it's so mysterious to me
@dragonhelmofdor-lomin4017
2 жыл бұрын
But its intention was to be hated.
@dronesclubhighjinks
Жыл бұрын
Maybe you can become the first Hobbit Nazgul! “Representation”! 😂
I remember when I first realised that Nazgul had 'nazg' in it, it made me feel so stupid because I felt it should be obvious, I couldn't believe I hadn't noticed it before 😂
@Artreii
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah me too, but only after learning what Nazg actually means ;)
Why does it sound so natural when u speak black speech ? Are you secretly from Mordor?
@Artreii
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, sooo... please don't tell anyone, it's a secret ;) PS I just do a lot of research
@nikolaniki6762
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂👍
@elderizback3752
2 жыл бұрын
@@Artreii yea nicely done mate. sounding crisp and clear. well done learning my self
Cool stuff! Nice topic!
@Artreii
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! I also really enjoyed it
Great video!
@Artreii
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ^^
great channel. subbed
@Artreii
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
Tolkien would love to know his secret hobby became the very public hobby of thousands of people, around the world, he probably would feel envy at Klingon.
@Artreii
Жыл бұрын
Haha maybe, yeah, it's interesting to think of those things, how he would feel, etc.
@dronesclubhighjinks
Жыл бұрын
Is Klingon as well constructed as Tolkien’s languages? I have no idea but a video on this would be very interesting! please insert a lot of footage of Worf but not so much of Gowron. Asking for a friend!
Nice video man. I like speaking black spoech when i pla middke earth sgadiw of war.
@laurelelasselin
3 жыл бұрын
um what
@avxy3632
3 жыл бұрын
@@laurelelasselin he's trying to speak in black speech while having a stroke.
A, I, O, U in Black Speech sounds exactly like the vowels in Brazilian Portuguese. As a variant from vulgar latin, arab and, maybe old italian? Interesting. Also, for me it looks way more easier to pronouce than german, for example.
Does anyone know what the Voice whispers in Black Speech (in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, @ 01:09:05) before Sauron says: "Build me an army worthy of Mordor." ?
Finnish and hungarian are also aglutinating languages.
Lol funny but grammatically it’s not very different to Hebrew, beside the fact that in Hebrew you could squeeze a sentence like “one ring to find them” (and all the other similar sentences) into three word sentences. Also, three of the vowel punctuations (in writing) are borrowed from Hebrew punctuation.
@Artreii
Жыл бұрын
Ah yes, I think I've also noticed that while making the vid, it's cool, isn't it?
@dronesclubhighjinks
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information! That is amazing!
Does anyone know what website he's using? I might of missed the name.
@Artreii
2 жыл бұрын
Oh it's just a text reverser - any one will do!
Fun ending bro
@Artreii
3 жыл бұрын
Oh thanks brotha
Narrated by the Mouth of Sauron
They probably used the phonetic alphabet for pronunciation. That weird alphabet that is used in the dictionary for pronunciation. Use that instead.
Basically Victor Orban’s speech.
The best language for fast food drive through windows!
Can you learn black speech and read lord of the ring in Black speech
@Artreii
2 жыл бұрын
Not really you know, Black Speech isn't super developed, especially for such difficult tasks as expressing the same feeling that Mr. Tolkien put into words :)
Black speech is literally Hungarian
@Artreii
Жыл бұрын
Haha I got that before, that's so funny to me
@roboticceltic2388
Жыл бұрын
No it actually looks like Turkish, Sumerian and Akkadian/Babylonian. It is a corrupted form of Valarin.
This is not sauron greatest creation. Its tolkien's lol
@Artreii
2 жыл бұрын
Naah impossible, Tolkien is the fictional character right?
I thought Morgoth made the black speech?
Black speech of Russia: Денег нет, но вы держитесь.
Discrimination of orcs it's terrible. Aragon is fckng racist XD
Just use your normal speaking voice in the future. That odd infection at the end of each sentence is distracting, otherwise good vid.
@Artreii
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback! Nowadays I try doing that more and more, but it's sometimes difficult :D