Ancient Language, The - Conlang Profile

Ancient Language, The - Conlang Profile

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Language Name	Ancient Language, The
Language Author	Christopher Paolini
Year Began	2003
Site	Ancient Language, The
Broken Link	No
Site Language	English
Language Type	professional fictional language
Uniqueness	This language is the Ancient Language of Christopher Paolini's Eragon. It is spoken by the Elves and used in magic by Shades, Dragon Riders and other wizardly people.
Language Sources	It is strongly based on Old Norse.
Interest Of Others	Many are interested in the book, and, thus, the language. Some of the main fan sites are Eragon.ca and Brisingr. In the back of some editions of Eragon, there is a language guide, to both the ancient language and to the dwarven language.
Dictionary	No
Etymologies	No
Grammar	No
Sample Texts	No
Unique Script	No
Primer	No
Babel Text	No
Submitted By	Aaron Morse
Date Submitted	Sunday, January 25, 2004
Updated By	Jeffrey Henning
Date Edited	Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Description Of Update	Added year began.
Date To Headline	Sunday, January 25, 2004