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'''Aerlinn''' is [[Sindarin]] for 'holy song' or maybe 'sea song'. | '''Aerlinn''' is [[Sindarin]] for 'holy song' or maybe 'sea song'.<ref name=VT>{{VT|44b}}, p.24</ref> | ||
The aerlinn | The ony use of this word is given in the title of the song [[A Elbereth Gilthoniel]]: '''''Aerlinn''' in edhil o imladris''.<ref>{{RGEO|7}}, p. 62</ref> Therefore an ''aerlinn'' could be an Elven song or hymn addressed to [[Varda|Elbereth]], or more probably to any of the Valar. | ||
The exact meaning of the word is ambiguous: | The exact meaning of the word is ambiguous: the word for "holy" has been attested in Sindarin as the equivalent of the [[Quenya]] word ''[[airë]]''.<ref name=VT></ref> On the other hand ''[[aer]]'' means 'sea'. In that case these songs express their longing for [[Valinor]] beyond the [[Sea]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:20, 13 January 2020
Aerlinn is Sindarin for 'holy song' or maybe 'sea song'.[1]
The ony use of this word is given in the title of the song A Elbereth Gilthoniel: Aerlinn in edhil o imladris.[2] Therefore an aerlinn could be an Elven song or hymn addressed to Elbereth, or more probably to any of the Valar.
The exact meaning of the word is ambiguous: the word for "holy" has been attested in Sindarin as the equivalent of the Quenya word airë.[1] On the other hand aer means 'sea'. In that case these songs express their longing for Valinor beyond the Sea.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Ae Adar Nín: The Lord's Prayer in Sindarin" (edited by Bill Welden), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 44, June 2002, p.24
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "A Elbereth Gilthoniel", p. 62
