Does anyone know what font is used for the Lord of the Rings text in the title logo? Is it an easily-available (standard) one, or was it created especially for the films?

Any help is appreciated.

Regards,
Michael

this might prove that I am a LoTR freak :D but here is a llink to all the fonts that tolkien created, they are useable by PC, and I think some are good for mac
http://www.warofthering.net/downloads/fonts.shtml

<font color=orange>STORMYS A FREAK! STORMYS A FREAK!!! :D That's OK so am I! I love everything about the books and Tolkien. Just glad I'm not the only one here that appreciates the Father of Fantasy! No other fantasy writer has ever completed a work even remotely close to Middle Earth, IMHO! The detail that man created was unreal! Unless someone else decides to make it his lifes work, I don't think anyone else well.

<font color=orange>STORMYS A FREAK! STORMYS A FREAK!!! :D That's OK so am I! I love everything about the books and Tolkien. Just glad I'm not the only one here that appreciates the Father of Fantasy! No other fantasy writer has ever completed a work even remotely close to Middle Earth, IMHO! The detail that man created was unreal! Unless someone else decides to make it his lifes work, I don't think anyone else well. </font>[/QUOTE]ROFL...baddd memories of junior high there [img]tongue.gif[/img] but I agree, tolkien is the king of fantasy, the artwork he created, the text, the languages, it was almost as if he had been there [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img] well anyway, back on topic, I hope that link helps you out, I have been playing with the fonts, and found on soe letters, you can use capitals, but on others, nothing happens, it is going to require me to find my books, just to figure out what all there is to create

<font color=orange>STORMYS A FREAK! STORMYS A FREAK!!! :D That's OK so am I! I love everything about the books and Tolkien. Just glad I'm not the only one here that appreciates the Father of Fantasy! No other fantasy writer has ever completed a work even remotely close to Middle Earth, IMHO! The detail that man created was unreal! Unless someone else decides to make it his lifes work, I don't think anyone else well. </font>[/QUOTE]ROFL...baddd memories of junior high there [img]tongue.gif[/img] but I agree, tolkien is the king of fantasy, the artwork he created, the text, the languages, it was almost as if he had been there [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img] well anyway, back on topic, I hope that link helps you out, I have been playing with the fonts, and found on soe letters, you can use capitals, but on others, nothing happens, it is going to require me to find my books, just to figure out what all there is to create </font>[/QUOTE]I think a writers (or any artists) dream is actually 'being there' :D .

Yes well, who isn't a fan of Tolkien these days? :D Rhetorical question people, I *know* we have members that don't care for him! ;)
Anyway, RitingFool's question still hasn't been answered since he didn't ask about any of the alphabets/futharks Tolkien thought up (cool though they are) but about the font used for the logo of the movie. I checked the official movie site (www.lordoftherings.net) and I couldn't find the font anywhere in their downloads section but on Google I found this site.
Hope that helps.

I did answer his question, I gave the link to all the fonts that were created, if you do not belive me check it out yourself, you have basicly given him the same thing I did [img]tongue.gif[/img]
I thought he was talking abot the elven font, is that not the one that starts th movie? is the one on the ring?? if not, then disregard my post :D [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 11-06-2003, 12:38 PM: Message edited by: Stormymystic ]

<font color=orange>You are, of course right Mel. Who isn't a Tolkien fan these days. But I've been a huge Tolkien fan since I was 12. I'm 40 now. To bastardize an old country song... I was Tolkien, when Tolkien wasn't cool.

You don't need to convince me, Sir T ;) It's not a contest of who was first, who is the most avant-garde. I mean, I'm into classical music and 17th century poetry - man, it would be impossible for me to claim I'm the first for that! :D [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Of course, I *would* have been a fan for as long as you if I were 40. ;) Hehehe.

Stormy, err... did you read my post and the opening post? Checked the link I posted? It's about the font used in the LOGO. Not the alphabets Tolkien thought up, which are available in thousands of places. It's about the logo of the movies, that font. Not that the elvish and dwarvish futharks aren't cool, but that wasn't the question, like I said before. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 11-06-2003, 01:51 PM: Message edited by: Melusine ]

ahh, as I said, if I was mistaken ignore me :D [img]tongue.gif[/img]