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'''Lórinand''' was one of the many old names for the land usually called [[Lothlórien]]. | '''Lórinand''' was one of the many old names for the land usually called [[Lothlórien]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
In a manuscript composed by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] sometime after ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''Lórinand'' is said to be a [[Nandorin]] name, meaning "valley of gold" (containing the "Elvish word meaning 'golden light'").<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}, note 5</ref> | In a manuscript composed by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] sometime after ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''Lórinand'' is said to be a [[Nandorin]] name, meaning "valley of gold" (containing the "Elvish word meaning 'golden light'").<ref name=UTG>{{UT|Galadriel}}, note 5</ref> | ||
However, [[Christopher Tolkien]] notes that in a later manuscript the name ''Lórinand'' was reconceptualized as "a transformation, after the introduction of the [[Mallorn|mallorns]], of a yet older name ''[[Lothlórien#Names|Lindórinand]]''".<ref | However, [[Christopher Tolkien]] notes that in a later manuscript the name ''Lórinand'' was reconceptualized as "a transformation, after the introduction of the [[Mallorn|mallorns]], of a yet older name ''[[Lothlórien#Names|Lindórinand]]''".<ref name=UTG/> | ||
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Lórinand was one of the many old names for the land usually called Lothlórien.
Etymology
In a manuscript composed by Tolkien sometime after The Lord of the Rings, Lórinand is said to be a Nandorin name, meaning "valley of gold" (containing the "Elvish word meaning 'golden light'").[1]
However, Christopher Tolkien notes that in a later manuscript the name Lórinand was reconceptualized as "a transformation, after the introduction of the mallorns, of a yet older name Lindórinand".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", note 5
