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The '''Firmament''' encompasses the highest | ==Timeless Halls== | ||
The '''Firmament''', in regard to the [[Timeless Halls]], encompasses the highest regions of the infinite [[Timeless Halls|abode]] of [[Ilúvatar]] and the [[Ainur]]<sup>(1)</sup>. | |||
"In the midst of this strife, whereat the [[Timeless Halls|halls]] of [[Ilúvatar]] shook and a tremor ran out into the silences yet unmoved, [[Ilúvatar]] arose a third time, and his face was terrible to behold. Then he raised up both his hands, and in one chord, deeper than the [[Abyss]], higher than the '''Firmament''', piercing as the light of the eye of [[Ilúvatar]], the [[Music of the Ainur|Music]] ceased." | |||
- [[The Silmarillion]], "[[Ainulindalë]]" | |||
==Arda== | |||
The '''Firmament''', in regard to [[Arda]], encompasses all of the regions beyond [[Arda]]. It includes all of the celestial objects but does not include the atmosphere around [[Arda]]<sup>(2)</sup>. | |||
==Etymology== | |||
In [[Elvish]] (both [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]]), the word for the Firmament in regard to Arda is [[Menel|Menel]]<sup>(2)</sup>. | |||
==Sources== | |||
1. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien, J.R.R.]] "[[Ainulindalë]]." [[The Silmarillion]]. Ed. [[Christopher Tolkien]]. 1st ed. Boston: [[Houghton Mifflin]], 1977. 3-6. Print. | |||
2. Tolkien, J.R.R. "M." Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Parma Eldalamberon - Sindarin Corpus 17 (2007): 24. Print. | |||
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Timeless Halls
The Firmament, in regard to the Timeless Halls, encompasses the highest regions of the infinite abode of Ilúvatar and the Ainur(1).
"In the midst of this strife, whereat the halls of Ilúvatar shook and a tremor ran out into the silences yet unmoved, Ilúvatar arose a third time, and his face was terrible to behold. Then he raised up both his hands, and in one chord, deeper than the Abyss, higher than the Firmament, piercing as the light of the eye of Ilúvatar, the Music ceased."
- The Silmarillion, "Ainulindalë"
Arda
The Firmament, in regard to Arda, encompasses all of the regions beyond Arda. It includes all of the celestial objects but does not include the atmosphere around Arda(2).
Etymology
In Elvish (both Quenya and Sindarin), the word for the Firmament in regard to Arda is Menel(2).
Sources
1. Tolkien, J.R.R. "Ainulindalë." The Silmarillion. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. 1st ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. 3-6. Print.
2. Tolkien, J.R.R. "M." Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Parma Eldalamberon - Sindarin Corpus 17 (2007): 24. Print.
| Middle-earth Cosmology | |
| Constellations | Anarríma · Durin's Crown · Menelmacar · Remmirath · Soronúmë · Telumendil · Valacirca · Wilwarin |
|---|---|
| Stars | Alcarinquë · Borgil · Carnil · Elemmírë · Helluin · Luinil · Lumbar · Morwinyon · Nénar · Star of Eärendil · Til |
| The Airs | Aiwenórë · Fanyamar · Ilmen · Menel · Vaiya · Veil of Arda · Vista |
| Narsilion | Arien · Moon (Isil, Ithil, Rána) · Sun (Anar, Anor, Vása) · Tilion |
| See also | Abyss · Arda · Circles of the World · Eä · Timeless Halls · Two Lamps · Two Trees · Void |
