Tolkien did for his fictional languages – because as Martin has repeatedly pointed out, Tolkien was a professional linguist, but he is not. Martin did not invent his own writing systems the way J.R.R. Several different writing systems are described in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, but because they are not a visual medium, they haven’t been described in any detail. Gilly: ' You know all that from staring at marks on paper?' Samwell Tarly: ' Yes.' Gilly: ' You're like, a wizard.' - Gilly is impressed by Samwell Tarly's mastery of the written word.
