I’ve been getting a few emails lately by friendly folks asking if I’ve fallen asleep, or worse yet, perhaps had given up on the project to update all neo-khuzdul documents.
Firstly, my thanks to all that have taken their time to send me emails and requests, I much appreciate it.
To answer the question though. Work and family life have kept me busy of late, though that’s no excuse. In fact there isn’t anything to excuse for, as I’ve used every spare bit of my time to update and create documentation I hope all will be able to enjoy.
The main culprit has been my completely mad idea to not only redo most of the documentation (and on quite a few parts start anew) but to add to the current documentation AND my recent decision to redo all the neo-khuzdul videos (I just couldn’t leave these as was while the rest was updated).
So, in short… no Dwarrow Slacker here 🙂
I must admit though that I have been close to giving up at times (as the task is massive), but the kind comments of so many people have kept me going. Thank you again for that all!
So when will this project be finished you say ?
As soon as I’m done and satisfied with the result you can be sure to find the material in your mailboxes. Might take another month, but hope to get it done sooner.
Thanks for the patience.
About The Dwarrow Scholar
My fascination with Tolkien began early, with a battered copy of The Hobbit given to me by my uncle. I read it obsessively, then reread it, and when I was old enough to own a Walkman, I even recorded my own cassette version so I could listen to it while cycling to school. Long before the internet made information easy to find, I spent countless hours in libraries, hunting down anything I could about Tolkien and, in particular, his Dwarves.
That early fascination never really went away. Over the years it developed into a sustained and structured engagement with Tolkien’s legendarium, especially the Dwarvish languages and cultures. Under the name The Dwarrow Scholar, I focus primarily on Neo-Khuzdul, Tolkien’s notes on Dwarves, and the careful expansion and teaching of those ideas in a way that respects both the source material and linguistic plausibility.
Through www.dwarrowscholar.com
, I publish articles, reference material, and language resources, and I also give structured lessons in Neo-Khuzdul to students. What began as fandom gradually grew into long-term research, teaching, and writing.
When I am not working on Neo-Khuzdul or answering questions from fellow Tolkien enthusiasts, I enjoy time with my wife and son, revisiting well-worn Tolkien paperbacks, learning languages, watching a good film, or unwinding with games like The Lord of the Rings Online and other Dwarf-adjacent distractions.
The Dwarrow Scholar 