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'''Almaida''' was a shoreland town that apparently lay on the [[Bay of Andúnië]] in the | {{location infobox | ||
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'''Almaida''' was a shoreland town that apparently lay on the [[Bay of Andúnië]] in the north-western region of [[Númenor]] known as the [[Andustar]]. It seems to have been built a little further westward along the bay than the main city of [[Andúnië]] itself, but little more can be said of Almaida. | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The name is only known from a single [[Númenórë (map)|sketch-map of Númenor]], where it is unintelligible, and is never mentioned elsewhere.<ref name=UT>{{UT|Introduction}}, p. 7</ref> The name is apparently [[Quenya]] but also it is incompatible with Quenya phonology as the sound ''d'' does not occur in Quenya names outside "nd", "rd" and "ld".<ref group=note>A similar problem is seen with the word ''[[Aldudénië]]'' from ''[[The Silmarillion]]''</ref>. It has been suggested that the actual word was misread by [[Christopher Tolkien]].<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://elfling.midgardsmal.com/index.php?topic=103489.0|articlename=Númenor Place-Names|website=[http://elfling.midgardsmal.com Elfling]}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 21:44, 2 January 2021
Almaida | |
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Town | |
General Information | |
Location | Bay of Andúnië, Númenor |
Type | Town |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Númenóreans |
Destroyed | Presumably during the Downfall of Númenor |
Almaida was a shoreland town that apparently lay on the Bay of Andúnië in the north-western region of Númenor known as the Andustar. It seems to have been built a little further westward along the bay than the main city of Andúnië itself, but little more can be said of Almaida.
Etymology
The name is only known from a single sketch-map of Númenor, where it is unintelligible, and is never mentioned elsewhere.[1] The name is apparently Quenya but also it is incompatible with Quenya phonology as the sound d does not occur in Quenya names outside "nd", "rd" and "ld".[note 1]. It has been suggested that the actual word was misread by Christopher Tolkien.[2]
Notes
- ↑ A similar problem is seen with the word Aldudénië from The Silmarillion
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Introduction", p. 7
- ↑ "Númenor Place-Names", Elfling (accessed 29 March 2024)