Tongues, history & myths of Ascard Ilianóre, language of the Scéaldings, is my first invented language, and I thought about adding a little more to it than just sounds and structures. Here is what I have done so far, though not everything is yet available. The table below gives an idea of the eventual and full content of this page. Chapter One: The history and mythology of the Scéaldings (Updated 10-20-99) Of The Geste of the Children of the Moon and the Sun Of The Last Flight of the Silvern Ship Of The wrack of Oldenbyrne Chronology of Ascard The Kings and Queens The Calendars (or the so called Lunar and Reformed Reckoning) Chapter Two: Ascard, the Host, land of the Scéaldings The land The three realms The neighbours (especially of their languages) The warriors (especially of the riders) The mariners The craftsmen (especially of the weavers) The musicians (especially of the trouvères) The scholars The philosophers The politics Chapter Three: The history and development of Ilianóre First diachronic treatise: From Old Ilianóre to the eleven dialects of Ascard Second diachronic treatise: Establishing genetic relationship between Ilianóre and Mblainir Chapter Four: Of Classical Ilianóre, as the language of King Ælfrycc III Phonology Morphology and word formation Syntax Sample texts Small lexicon Chapter Five: Of Haubergne, as the language of the last recorders of Ascard's history Phonology Morphology and word formation Syntax Sample texts Small lexicon Chapter Six: Of Mblainir, as the language of a faithful ally Phonology Morphology and word formation Syntax Sample texts Small lexicon Chapter Seven: Of Elinoire, as the language of the descendants of the Scéaldings Phonology Morphology and word formation Syntax Sample texts Small lexicon The Appendixes Appendix A: The three scripts of the Scéaldings (the runes, the Æmire, the Hempfas) Appendix B: A dictionary Appendix C: The etymologies Appendix D: Of the names of people and places Appendix E: Abbreviations and symbols This is a sample of the Hempfas, third script of the Scéaldings, though in the language called Haubergne. This page and all the texts therein are written and maintained by Jeff Smith. All comments gladly and heartily welcome! (E-mail: jfsmith@mediom.qc.ca) ©1999 All rights reserved. Sainte-Foy, Québec. Optimized for Internet Explorer 4.0+, 800x600 resolution, with JavaScript support.