Word of the Day: Beleriand, the country of Balar, given at first to the people who faced the Isle of Balar. It eventually became the entire region in northwestern Middle-earth. It means 'borders of the faëry land.' Balar, the origin, refers to Ossë, and it was colonized by the Teleri. Beleriand history It started off merely West in the First Age, then eventually was divided by Sirion, the mighty river which led to a flood in the Bay of Balar. Then, the Forest of Brethil lay in west ...
Word of the Day
Word of the Day: Valaquenta
Word of the Day: Valaquenta, the "Account of the Valar and Maiar, according to the lore of the Eldar" (The Silmarillion). Valaquenta in The Silmarillion When Tolkien describes Valaquenta as the "Account" of the Valar and Maiar, I think it means what sets the stone for them, as it does mean (in this context) a statement of who and what they are, or their context. After all, when the music (see Ainulindalë) was being made by the Ainur, they then arose into the world at the beginning of ...
Word of the Day: Ainulindalë
Word of the Day: Ainulindalë - the Music of the Ainur. It was a main theme in the first chapter of The Silmarillion, as it was directed by the one Ilúvatar - beginning the cycle with a "cosmogonical myth." It sets the stone for the creation story. Ainulindalë history Made first by Ilúvatar, who made the Ainur, the "Holy Ones," first, declaring a mighty theme and directing the music, which is Ainulindalë (The Silmarillion). Ilúvatar tells the Ainur that they will make a "Great Music," ...
Word of the Day: Nimrodel
Word of the Day: Nimrodel, an Elf-maiden of Lórien, beloved of Amroth (Unfinished Tales), who lived in the Third Age. She dwelled beside the falls of Nimrodel, a mountain stream which was named after her. It means 'Lady of the White Grotto.' Nimrodel History She had lived in Lothlorien for a long time, before the Noldor and the Sindar - and she did not like them so much as she was concerned they would bring turmoil. She was lost after many of the Elves there left their dwellings, and ...
Word of the Day: Thranduil
Word of the Day: Thranduil, the Elven King of the Woodland Realm and the father of Legolas, the Elven Prince of Mirkwood. He was referred to as Elvenking in The Hobbit. It is a Sindarin word for 'vigorous spring,' from tharan (vigorous) + ethuil (spring). ...
Word of the Day: Narsil
Word of the Day: Narsil - a Quenya name meaning 'red and white flame.' It has the stems Nar- (fire) and -thil (white light). Narsil History It is formerly a sword used by Elendil and Isildur, it later became Andúril used by Aragorn II Elessar (Aragorn from Lord of the Rings). It symbolizes the kingdom of Arnor and Gondor. While it was broken at the end of the Second Age, it was reforged by the Elven Smiths of Rivendell, which led to the naming of Andúril by Aragorn. ...