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'''Elvenhome''' almost always refers to [[Eldamar]] (which is "Elvenhome" in the Elves' own tongue), the homeland of the Elves in [[Aman]], which is its translation.<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref>
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a land inhabited by [[Elves]]. It almost always refers to [[Eldamar]] (which is 'Elvenhome' in the Elves' own tongue), the homeland of the Elves in [[Aman]].
The word also was a general term for a land inhabited by [[Elves]]. For example, an "Elvenhome" in the song about [[Beren]] and [[Luthien]] refers to [[Doriath]],<ref>{{FR|Knife}}</ref> and an Elvenhome is mentioned in the [[Hobbit]]-poem ''[[The Hoard]]'',<ref>{{AB|14}}</ref> which, in that context, probably referred to [[Nargothrond]].<ref>{{HM|Guide}} p.116, entry "Elvenhome"</ref>
 
==See also==
*[[Elvenesse]]
 
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Elvenhome almost always refers to Eldamar (which is "Elvenhome" in the Elves' own tongue), the homeland of the Elves in Aman, which is its translation.[1]

The word also was a general term for a land inhabited by Elves. For example, an "Elvenhome" in the song about Beren and Luthien refers to Doriath,[2] and an Elvenhome is mentioned in the Hobbit-poem The Hoard,[3] which, in that context, probably referred to Nargothrond.[4]

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