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'''''hröa''''' (pl. '''''hröar''''') is the [[Quenya]] word for "body of an incarnate being".<ref>{{MR|Elvish}}, p. 470</ref> The union of [[Fëa and hröa|''fëa'' and ''hröa'']] was the essential characteristic of the [[Incarnates]].<ref>{{MR|P4g}}, p. 330</ref> Unlike the ''[[fëa]]'' ("spirit"), it was made of the substances of [[Arda]] and therefore susceptible to the evils of the world. An old form of the word was '''''hrondo'''''.<ref>{{MR|P3II3b}}, p. 218</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The word came from ''*srawâ'', the same as ''hrávë'' ("flesh"). The [[Sindarin]] cognate for both ''hröa'' and ''hrávë'' was '''''rhaw'''''.<ref>{{MR|P4m}}, pp. 349-350</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
*''[[Fana]]'', the equivalent bodily form of the [[Ainur]] in [[Eä]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:08, 10 May 2021
hröa (pl. hröar) is the Quenya word for "body of an incarnate being".[1] The union of fëa and hröa was the essential characteristic of the Incarnates.[2] Unlike the fëa ("spirit"), it was made of the substances of Arda and therefore susceptible to the evils of the world. An old form of the word was hrondo.[3]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word came from *srawâ, the same as hrávë ("flesh"). The Sindarin cognate for both hröa and hrávë was rhaw.[4]
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Appendix to the Index: Elvish words and terms", p. 470
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth: Addit. Silmarillion — Commentary", p. 330
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: Laws and Customs among the Eldar, Of Death and the Severance of fëa and hrondo [>hröa]", p. 218
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth: [Draft material]", pp. 349-350