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		galaxyLogic on July 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A small town in Sweden fights to preserve Elfdalia... Elfdalian. Isn't that a language they spoke in the Middle-Earth?

jobigoud on July 10, 2021 [–]

Well it's closely related to Old Norse and J.R.R Tolkien was a linguist and used Old Norse as an inspiration. So they might be from the same family.

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