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R is heavily rolled.

RH is a voiceless R, approximately pronounced as if it were
spelled hr in Deverry proper. In Eldidd, the sound is fast becoming
indistinguishable from R.

DW, GW, and TW are single sounds, as in Gwendolen or twit.

Y is never a consonant.

I before a vowel at the beginning of a word, is consonantal, as it is
in the plural ending -ion, pronounced yawn.

Doubled consonants are both sounded clearly, unlike in English.
Note, however, that DD is a single letter, not a doubled consonant.

Accent is generally on the penultimate syllable, but compound
words and place names are often an exception to this rule.

I have used this system of transcription for the Bardekian and
Elvish alphabets as well as the Deverrian, which is, of course,
based, on the Greek rather than the Roman model. On the whole, it
works quite well for the Bardekian, at least. As for Elvish, in a work
of this sort it would be ridiculous to resort to the elaborate
apparatus by which scholars attempt to transcribe that most subtle
and nuanced of tongues. Since the human ear cannot even
distinguish between such sound pairings as B> and B<, I see no
reason to confuse the human eye with them. I do owe many thanks
to the various Elven native speakers who have suggested which
consonant to choose in confusing cases and who have labored,
alas often in vain, to refine my ear to the Elven vowel system.

A Note on Dating:

Year 1 of the Deverry calendar is the founding of the Holy City, or,
to be more accurate, the year that King Bran saw the omen of the
white sow that instructed him where to build his capital. It
corresponds roughly to 76 C.E.

Prologue
Spring, 1065

Often those who study the dweomer complain that it speaks in
riddles. There is a reason for this riddling. What is it? Well, that
happens to be a riddle of its own.

ЧThe Secret Book of Cadwallon the Druid

Out in the grasslands to the west of the kingdom of Deverry, the
concepts of УdayФ and УmonthФ had no meaning. The years flowed