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[[Image:Tengwar Atalantë.gif|left|150px]]'''''atalantë''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "''the downfallen''". | [[Image:Tengwar Atalantë.gif|left|150px]]'''''atalantë''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "''the downfallen''". | ||
'''Atalantë''' was the | '''Atalantë''' was the name given to [[Númenor]] after its [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]].<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] called it "''a happy accident''", because it invokes the name ''[[Atlantis]]''. | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Atalante}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Atalante}} | ||
[[Category:Pronounced articles]] | [[Category:Pronounced articles]] | ||
[[Category:Númenor]] | [[Category:Númenor]] | ||
[[Category:Quenya locations]] | |||
[[de:Númenor#Andere_Namen]] | [[de:Númenor#Andere_Namen]] | ||
[[fi:Atalantë]] | [[fi:Atalantë]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/eaux/iles/atalante]] |