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Melkor

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Melkor (Q, pron. [ˈmelkor]) means "mighty arising"[1] or "'Mighty-rising', sc. 'uprising of power'"[2]. The name is generally used to refer to this Vala prior to his theft of the Silmarils; for after the theft Fëanor named him Morgoth.

[edit] Etymology

Melkor is a compound of mbelek- (melek, "great, mighty, powerful"; root BEL, MBEL) + óre.[1]

The older form of Melkor is said to be Melkórë.[2]

In earlier versions of the legendarium, the form of the name was Melko.[3] At one instance in a late glossary (c. 1959), Melko, meaning "simply 'the Mighty One'", is also said to be an alternative form of Melkor.[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. 115
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth: Glossary", p. 350
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The History of Middle-earth, passim
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