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'''''Súriquessë''''' is the [[Elvish]] name of a grass.<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, pp. 197-8</ref><ref group="note">The name appears on unpublished drawings related to an illustration ( | '''''Súriquessë''''' is the [[Elvish]] name of a grass.<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, pp. 197-8</ref><ref group="note">The name appears on unpublished drawings related to an illustration (fig. 196) by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] depicting the grass; [[Wayne G. Hammond|Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull|Scull]] describes the physical appearance of the grass as a "''tuft of radiating grass''".</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:17, 7 June 2011
Súriquessë is the Elvish name of a grass.[1][note 1]
Etymology
The name likely means "wind feather".[1] It has been suggested that the name is Quenya,[2] and would derive from súre and quesse.Template:Or
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator, pp. 197-8
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Quettaparma Quenyallo" (accessed 7 June 2011)
