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The word is actually the allative form of the [[Quenya]] word ''[[elen]]'' meaning "to (a) star". | The word is actually the allative form of the [[Quenya]] word ''[[elen]]'' meaning "to (a) star". The "longer" name ''Elenna-nórë'' is glossed as "Land of the Star",<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}</ref> literally "Starwards-lands". | ||
The [[Adûnaic]] name was ''[[Gimlad]]'' | The [[Adûnaic]] name was ''[[Gimlad]]'' | ||
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Elenna ([eˈlenːa]) or Elenna-nórë (Q, pron. [eˌlenːa-ˈnoːre]) was a name said to mean 'Starwards',[1] referring to the island on which the realm of Númenor was founded.[2]
It was taken from the fact that the first Men to inhabit that island came to it by following the light of the Star of Eärendil.
Etymology
The word is actually the allative form of the Quenya word elen meaning "to (a) star". The "longer" name Elenna-nórë is glossed as "Land of the Star",[3] literally "Starwards-lands".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
