Inscriptions from “The Lord of the Rings”

The Books

[Title page text]
The Lord of the Rings translated from the Red Book

of Westmarch by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien: herein is set for the history of the One Ring and the return of the King as seen by the hobbits

[Ring-inscription]
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nag gimbatul,
ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.

[Moria West-gate inscription]
Ennyn Durin Atan Moria: pedo mellon a minno.
Im Narvi hain echant: Celebrimbor o Eregion teithant i thiw hin.

[Balin's grave inscription]
Balin Fundinul
Uzbad Khazad-dûmu

Balin son of Fundin, Lord of Moria

The Films

[Narsil hilt inscription]
Narsil essenya, macil meletya; Telchar
carnéron Návarotesse

[Andúril blade inscription]
Anar. Nányë Andúril I né Narsil i macil Elendilo. Lercuva nten i móli Mordórëo. Isil.

[Glamdring hilt inscription]
Glamdring
Turgon Aran Gondolin tortha gar a matha
i vegil Glamdring gud daelo, dam an Glamhoth.

[Orcrist blade inscription]
Nagol e-Lŷg

[Sting blade inscription]
Maegnas aеn estar nin - dagnir in yngyl im.