Word of the Day: Aryador 'land or place of shadow' in Ilkorin. It is used in A Song of Aryador written by Tolkien in September 12, 1915. It was later known as Ariador 'outside the fence.' This is said to be the name among the men of Hisilóme. According to GL, it was a word of Ilkorin origin, meaning land, or place of shadow. In QL it is Arëandor, Arëanor (name of a mountainous district, the abode of the shadow folk). It is also described in the term Eruman (a dark land outside ...
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Word of the Day: Tinwë
Word of the Day: Tinwë 'star' (the leader of the Solosimpi - from an early version of The Book of Lost Tales, later King of the Lost Elves) - as described in Tolkien's Book of Lost Tales I. GL: Tinweg (also lintinweg) and more usually Tinwelint in Quenya. Originally, it is the leader of the Solosimpi (3rd kindred of the Elves) after that, they were led by Ellu. But they became the King of the Lost Elves of Artanor. This was derived from the prefix tin- with derivatives such as: ...