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'''Eldamar''' was the land of the [[Elves]] in [[Aman]], a coastal region that extended to [[Alqualondë]]. | '''Eldamar''' was the land of the [[Elves]] in [[Aman]], a coastal region that extended to [[Alqualondë]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Eldamar means " | ''Eldamar'' means "'''Elvenhome'''" in [[Quenya]],<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 20</ref> composed of ''[[eldar|elda]]'' ("[[High-elves|High-elf]]") and ''[[már]]'' ("home"). | ||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
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Eldamar was the land of the Elves in Aman, a coastal region that extended to Alqualondë.
Etymology
Eldamar means "Elvenhome" in Quenya,[1] composed of elda ("High-elf") and már ("home").
Inspiration
The name is a direct translation of the mythological Elfhame (lit. "Elf-home") meaning "Elfland, Faery".
References
- ↑ 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. 20
