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A derisive name given to Herendul was '''''Terendul''''', meaning "Slender and Dark".<ref>{{LR|P1III2}}, p. 59</ref> | A derisive name given to Herendul was '''''Terendul''''', meaning "Slender and Dark".<ref>{{LR|P1III2}}, p. 59</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name includes [[Qenya]] ''heren'' "fortune" and is translated by [[Tolkien]] with the [[Old English]] name Eadwine.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry KHER</ref> Obviously his name means "Fortune-Friend". | The name includes [[Qenya]] ''heren'' "fortune" and is translated by [[Tolkien]] with the [[Old English]] name Eadwine.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry KHER</ref> Obviously his name means "Fortune-Friend". | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Herendil was, at one stage in the writing of the Númenor myth, the son of Elendil.[1] His role was later replaced by Isildur.
A derisive name given to Herendul was Terendul, meaning "Slender and Dark".[2]
Etymology
The name includes Qenya heren "fortune" and is translated by Tolkien with the Old English name Eadwine.[3] Obviously his name means "Fortune-Friend".
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part One: The Fall of Númenor and The Lost Road"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part One: III. The Lost Road, (ii) The Númenórean chapters", p. 59
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry KHER
