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'''''I Vene Kemen''''' is the title of an early drawing by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. The illustration is a "map" of the world, envisioned in the form of a ship, as conceived in the earliest version of the [[legendarium]], | '''''I Vene Kemen''''' is the title of an early drawing by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. The illustration is a "map" of the world, envisioned in the form of a ship, as conceived in the earliest version of the [[legendarium]], ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''.<ref name=LT1>{{LT1|IIIn}}, pp. 83-86</ref> Locations and concepts featured in the drawing include: | ||
*Nūme | *''Nūme'' = "[[West]]" | ||
*[[Valinor]] | *''[[Valinor]]'' | ||
*[[Taniquetil]] | *''[[Taniquetil]]'' | ||
*Harmalin | *''Harmalin'', later ''[[Arvalin]]'' | ||
*[[Two Trees of Valinor|The Trees]] | *''i aldas'' = "[[Two Trees of Valinor|The Trees]]" | ||
*(T?)oros valinoriva | *''(T?)oros valinoriva'', likely referring to the [[Pelóri|Mountains of Valinor]] | ||
*Tolli Kimpelear | *''Tolli Kimpelear'', likely referring to the [[Twilit Isles]] | ||
*[[Tol Eressëa]] | *''[[Tol Eressëa]]'' = "The Lonely Isle" | ||
*I Tolli Kuruvar | *''I Tolli Kuruvar'' = "The [[Magic Isles]]" | ||
*Haloisi Velike | *''Haloisi Velike'' = "The [[Belegaer|Great Sea]]" | ||
*Ô | *''Ô'' = "The [[Belegaer|Sea]]" | ||
*I Nori Landar | *''I Nori Landar'', likely meaning "The [[Middle-earth|Great Lands]]" | ||
*Koivienéni | *''Koivienéni'', later ''[[Cuiviénen]]'' | ||
*[[Palisor]] | *''[[Palisor]]'' | ||
*Sil | *''Sil'' = "[[Moon]]" | ||
*Ûr | *''Ûr'' = "[[Sun]]" | ||
*Luvier | *''Luvier'' = "Clouds" | ||
*Oronto | *''Oronto'' = "East" | ||
*[[Vaitya]], [[Ilwë]] | *''[[Vaitya]]'', ''[[Ilwë]]'' and ''[[Vilna]]'', layers of air | ||
*[[Ulmonan]] | *''[[Ulmonan]]'' | ||
*[[Uin]] | *''[[Uin]]'' | ||
*Vai or Neni Erùmear | *''Vai'' or ''Neni Erùmear'' = "[[Ekkaia|Outermost Waters]]" | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Christopher Tolkien]] has suggested that ''I Vene Kemen'' is a [[Qenya]] name perhaps meaning "The Shape of the Earth" or "The Vessel of the Earth".<ref name=LT1/> The element ''vene'' is likely related to the root VENE "shape, cut out, scoop" and its derivative ''venë'' ("small boat, vessel, dish"). For the element ''kemen'', the Qenya Lexicon contains the words ''kemi'' ("earth, soil") and ''kemen'' ("soil"), derived from the root KEME.<ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}, | [[Christopher Tolkien]] has suggested that ''I Vene Kemen'' is a [[Qenya]] name perhaps meaning "The Shape of the Earth" or "The Vessel of the Earth".<ref name=LT1/> The element ''vene'' is likely related to the root VENE ("shape, cut out, scoop") and its derivative ''venë'' ("small boat, vessel, dish"). For the element ''kemen'', the ''[[Qenya Lexicon]]'' contains the words ''kemi'' ("earth, soil") and ''kemen'' ("soil"), derived from the root KEME.<ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}, entries "Glorvent", "Kémi"</ref> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:32, 22 October 2021
I Vene Kemen is the title of an early drawing by J.R.R. Tolkien. The illustration is a "map" of the world, envisioned in the form of a ship, as conceived in the earliest version of the legendarium, The Book of Lost Tales.[1] Locations and concepts featured in the drawing include:
- Nūme = "West"
- Valinor
- Taniquetil
- Harmalin, later Arvalin
- i aldas = "The Trees"
- (T?)oros valinoriva, likely referring to the Mountains of Valinor
- Tolli Kimpelear, likely referring to the Twilit Isles
- Tol Eressëa = "The Lonely Isle"
- I Tolli Kuruvar = "The Magic Isles"
- Haloisi Velike = "The Great Sea"
- Ô = "The Sea"
- I Nori Landar, likely meaning "The Great Lands"
- Koivienéni, later Cuiviénen
- Palisor
- Sil = "Moon"
- Ûr = "Sun"
- Luvier = "Clouds"
- Oronto = "East"
- Vaitya, Ilwë and Vilna, layers of air
- Ulmonan
- Uin
- Vai or Neni Erùmear = "Outermost Waters"
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Christopher Tolkien has suggested that I Vene Kemen is a Qenya name perhaps meaning "The Shape of the Earth" or "The Vessel of the Earth".[1] The element vene is likely related to the root VENE ("shape, cut out, scoop") and its derivative venë ("small boat, vessel, dish"). For the element kemen, the Qenya Lexicon contains the words kemi ("earth, soil") and kemen ("soil"), derived from the root KEME.[2]
External links[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "III. The Coming of the Valar and the Building of Valinor": "Notes and Commentary", pp. 83-86
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, entries "Glorvent", "Kémi"
