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'''Elentári''' was a title of [[Varda]], meaning | '''Elentári''' ([[Quenya]], pronounced {{IPA|[ˌelenˈtaːri]}}) was a title of [[Varda]], meaning "Queen of the Stars".<ref>{{S|Captivity}}</ref> It was one of the titles of Varda that [[Galadriel]] sang in her lament "[[Namárië]]" as the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] departed from [[Lothlórien]].<ref>{{FR|II8}}</ref> | ||
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The name is composed of ''[[elen]]'' ("star") + ''[[tári]]'' ("queen").<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 67</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 15:15, 13 March 2014
Elentári (Quenya, pronounced [ˌelenˈtaːri]) was a title of Varda, meaning "Queen of the Stars".[1] It was one of the titles of Varda that Galadriel sang in her lament "Namárië" as the Fellowship of the Ring departed from Lothlórien.[2]
Etymology
The name is composed of elen ("star") + tári ("queen").[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien"
- ↑ 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. 67