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'''Calacirian''' was a region of [[Eldamar]] near the entrance to the ravine of [[Calacirya]]. The name appears in [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo's]] song of [[Song of Eärendil|Eärendil]] in [[Rivendell]]:<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref><ref name=RGEO>{{RGEO|Notes}}, p. 70</ref>
 
'''Calacirian''' was a region of [[Eldamar]] near the entrance to the ravine of [[Calacirya]]. The hill of [[Túna]] stood there, with the city of [[Tirion]] built upon it. The light of the [[Two Trees]] was the strongest there in all Eldamar.
 
The name appears in [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo's]] [[Song of Eärendil]] in [[Rivendell]]:<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref><ref name=RGEO>{{RGEO|Notes}}, p. 70</ref>


:''and seven lights before him sent,<br>as through the Calacirian<br>to hidden land forlorn he went.''
:''and seven lights before him sent,<br>as through the Calacirian<br>to hidden land forlorn he went.''

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Calacirian was a region of Eldamar near the entrance to the ravine of Calacirya. The hill of Túna stood there, with the city of Tirion built upon it. The light of the Two Trees was the strongest there in all Eldamar.

The name appears in Bilbo's Song of Eärendil in Rivendell:[1][2]

and seven lights before him sent,
as through the Calacirian
to hidden land forlorn he went.

Etymology

The Quenya name Calacirian is a simplified ("anglicized") form of Kalakiryandë, derived from Kalakirya.[2][3]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Many Meetings"
  2. 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes and Translations", in The Road Goes Ever On (J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann), p. 70
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 73