Unsolved for Centuries: The Enigma of the Voynich Manuscript - Upgoat

Unsolved for Centuries: The Enigma of the Voynich Manuscript
submitted by Spaceman84 to Interesting 16 hoursMay 1, 2025 11:21:45 ago (+3/-0) (ungvanguard.org)
https://ungvanguard.org/41732/showcase/unsolved-for-centuries-the-enigma-of-the-voynich-manuscript/

[ - ] xmasskull 1 point 15 hoursMay 1, 2025 12:22:38 ago (+1/-0)

J.R.R. Tolkien would have ciphered this, instantly. God rest his soul.

[ - ] Spaceman84 [op] 1 point 14 hoursMay 1, 2025 13:58:56 ago (+1/-0)

Maybe. There’s only one reference to Tolkien being aware of the manuscript and it is anecdotal hearsay that could be fictional. The Voynich manuscript was rather famous at the time of its ‘discovery’ and definitely something Tolkien would have had an interesting in examining.

https://conlang.stackexchange.com/questions/352/was-tolkien-aware-of-the-voynich-manuscript

https://ciphermysteries.com/2008/01/16/voynich-manuscript-in-existing-novels

[ - ] Tallest_Skil 1 point 14 hoursMay 1, 2025 13:19:40 ago (+1/-0)

It’s a treatise on how terrible the jews are.

[ - ] Drstrangestgov 0 points 16 hoursMay 1, 2025 11:34:46 ago (+0/-0)

Dun de dum! Nerds to the rescue!

[ - ] Anus_Expander 0 points 9 hoursMay 1, 2025 18:53:02 ago (+0/-0)

It was made by a schizo