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'''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]]: | '''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> | ||
The exact location of Luvailin remains unknown. It has been suggested that "it must have lain in or near to" the valley of [[Calacirya]], since the mere reflected the lights of the city of Tirion.<ref>{{webcite|author=Mark Fisher|articleurl=http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/s/shadowmere.html|articlename=Shadowmere|dated=8 November 2008|website=EoA|accessed=22 November 2013}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Revision as of 01:35, 22 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]
The exact location of Luvailin remains unknown. It has been suggested that "it must have lain in or near to" the valley of Calacirya, since the mere reflected the lights of the city of Tirion.[3]
Etymology
The name Shadowmere is said to be a "translation" of Luvailin.[1] Though Tolkien did not provide an explanation of the latter, fans have speculated that Luvailin seems to contain the elements luv- *"shadow-" (seemingly from √LUM, LUB "shadow, darkness",[4]) and ailin "pool, lake".[5], and that it is unclear if the name is supposed to be Quenya or Sindarin.[6]
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"
- ↑ Mark Fisher, "Shadowmere" dated 8 November 2008, Encyclopedia of Arda (accessed 22 November 2013)
- ↑ 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)
