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In [[Quenya]], ''Aiwe'' means "(small) bird", and ''nórë'' means "land" or "country". | In [[Quenya]], ''Aiwe'' means "(small) bird", and ''nórë'' means "land" or "country". | ||
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Aiwenórë, "Bird-land", is the lower region of Vista, the breathable air, and that part of the atmosphere wherein birds may fly.[1]
Etymology
In Quenya, Aiwe means "(small) bird", and nórë means "land" or "country".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "V. The Ambarkanta: Of the Fashion of the World"
| Middle-earth Cosmology | |
| Constellations | Anarríma · Durin's Crown · Menelmacar · Remmirath · Soronúmë · Telumendil · Valacirca · Wilwarin |
|---|---|
| Stars | Alcarinquë · Borgil · Carnil · Elemmírë · Helluin · Luinil · Lumbar · Morwinyon · Nénar · Star of Eärendil · Til |
| The Airs | Aiwenórë · Fanyamar · Ilmen · Menel · Vaiya · Veil of Arda · Vista |
| Narsilion | Arien · Moon (Isil, Ithil, Rána) · Sun (Anar, Anor, Vása) · Tilion |
| See also | Abyss · Arda · Circles of the World · Eä · Timeless Halls · Two Lamps · Two Trees · Void |
