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Bradley Russell

The Rings of Power used a Lord of the Rings movie veteran to help its actors learn fictional Tolkien languages

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

We imagine your Duolingo streak might be cut short if you had to learn Khuzdul, Sindarin, or one of the many, many fictional languages J.R.R. Tolkien invented in his works. So, how do actors on The Rings of Power get to grips with the new tongues by the time the cameras are rolling?

As Celebrimbor actor Charles Edwards tells us, wordy moments such as his Black Speech scene in Galadriel's vision earlier in The Rings of Power season 2 requires the help of dialect coach Leith McPherson, who has coached actors on various Tolkien languages in the past, including on all three Hobbit movies.

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