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'''Luvailin''' or '''Shadowmere''' was a mere in [[Eldamar]] under the shadow of [[Oiolossë]].<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 217</ref> The | '''Luvailin''' or '''Shadowmere''' was a mere in [[Eldamar]] under the shadow of [[Oiolossë]].<ref name=UI>{{HM|UI}}, p. 217</ref> The name ''Luvailin'' only appears in the [[Unfinished index]], and ''Shadowmere'' is mentioned in [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo's]] song of [[Song of Eärendil|Eärendil]] in [[Rivendell]]: | ||
:''...where'' [i.e. in [[Elvenhome]]] ''pale as glass<br>beneath the Hill of [[Ilmarin]]<br>a-glimmer in a valley sheer<br>the lamplit towers of [[Tirion]]<br>are mirrored on the Shadowmere.''<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref> | :''...where'' [i.e. in [[Elvenhome]]] ''pale as glass<br>beneath the Hill of [[Ilmarin]]<br>a-glimmer in a valley sheer<br>the lamplit towers of [[Tirion]]<br>are mirrored on the Shadowmere.''<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name ''Luvailin'' seems to contain elements ''luv-'' * | The name ''Shadowmere'' is said to be a "translation" of ''Luvailin''.<ref name=UI/> Though Tolkien did not provide an explanation of the latter, ''Luvailin'' seems to be [[Quenya]] and to contain the elements ''luv-'' *"shadow-" (seemingly from √LUM, LUB "shadow, darkness",<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, pp. 161, 168</ref>) and ''ailin'' "pool, lake".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}} s.v. AY-, p. 349</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.lotrplaza.com/showthread.php?76445-Shadowmere-a-quot-translation-quot-of-Luvailin|articlename=Shadowmere, a "translation" of Luvailin|dated=|website=Plaza|accessed=18 November 2013}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 00:43, 19 November 2013
Luvailin or Shadowmere was a mere in Eldamar under the shadow of Oiolossë.[1] The name Luvailin only appears in the Unfinished index, and Shadowmere is mentioned in Bilbo's song of Eärendil in Rivendell:
- ...where [i.e. in Elvenhome] pale as glass
beneath the Hill of Ilmarin
a-glimmer in a valley sheer
the lamplit towers of Tirion
are mirrored on the Shadowmere.[2]
Etymology
The name Shadowmere is said to be a "translation" of Luvailin.[1] Though Tolkien did not provide an explanation of the latter, Luvailin seems to be Quenya and to contain the elements luv- *"shadow-" (seemingly from √LUM, LUB "shadow, darkness",[3]) and ailin "pool, lake".[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 217
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Many Meetings"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 161, 168
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies" s.v. AY-, p. 349
- ↑ "Shadowmere, a "translation" of Luvailin", The Lord of the Rings Fanatics Plaza: Forum (accessed 18 November 2013)
