The Dictionary of Made-Up Languages by Stephen D. Rogers

Author:Stephen D. Rogers [ROGERS, STEPHEN D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781440530395
Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.

A SIGN LANGUAGE OF THE TIMES

Just as people developed regional languages, they developed regional sign languages. There are an estimated 200 sign languages used in the world today. Like any other language, sign languages come and go, fall in and out of favor.

The Old Tongue

SPOKEN BY

The Old Tongue is considered a dead language, spoken only by scholars. This, however, does not keep the language from being a pivotal component in the unfolding events of The Wheel of Time.

DOCUMENTED BY

Robert Jordan (1948–2007) relates the cycling ebb and flow of good and evil in his series The Wheel of Time: The Eye of the World (1990), The Great Hunt (1990), The Dragon Reborn (1991), The Shadow Rising (1992), The Fires of Heaven (1993), Lord of Chaos (1994), A Crown of Swords (1996), The Path of Daggers (1998), Winter’s Heart (2000), Crossroads of Twilight (2003), Knife of Dreams (2005), The Gathering Storm (with Brandon Sanderson, 2009; Sanderson was chosen to complete the series after Jordan’s death in 2007), Towers of Midnight (with Brandon Sanderson, 2010), and A Memory of Light (with Brandon Sanderson, to be published in 2012).

BEHIND THE WORDS

The Creator made the universe, imprisoned Shai’tan (Dark One), and set the Wheel of Time spinning. Unfortunately, someone mistakenly breached the Dark One’s prison, allowing evil into the world. As The Dark One gathered allies, the Wheel of Time spawned a dragon named Lews Therin Telamon to defeat them. Thus began the never-ending battle between good and evil. The dragon failed to seal the Dark One’s prison, and in his grief he killed his own kin and then, finally, himself. For 3,000 years, humanity endured the slow rise and fall of civilizations and wars spawned by the Dark One’s agents. Then, as the dark powers were gathering once more, the allies of Good were searching for one who had been called the Dragon Reborn.

DERIVATION OF THE LANGUAGE

The Old Tongue was spoken during the Age of the Legends before The Breaking of the World. Although it passed out of common usage, it is still spoken by those few who are highly educated and knowledgeable about history.

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