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'''Kalormë''' was a great mountain | '''Kalormë''' was a great mountain in [[Oronto]] (the farthest East of the world). The peak seems to have been the second tallest mountain in [[Arda]], corresponding to the [[Oiolossë]] far in the [[Aman|West]].<ref name="LT1">{{LT1|IX}}, pp. 212, 225</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
In the ''Qenya Lexicon'', the name '''''kalorme(e)''''' is glossed as "hill-crest over which the Sun rises".<ref>{{PE|12}}, p. 44</ref><ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}, pp. 256-7</ref> | In the ''Qenya Lexicon'', the name '''''kalorme(e)''''' is glossed as "hill-crest over which the Sun rises".<ref>{{PE|12}}, p. 44</ref><ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}, pp. 256-7</ref> | ||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | |||
In later works, Kalorme is not mentioned. However the [[Land of the Sun]] was marked by a great, curve-shaped mountain range called the [[Walls of the Sun]], which corresponded symmetrically to the [[Pelóri]] of Aman.<ref>{{SM|5b}}</ref> | |||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
It is notable that the name Kalormë is similar to [http://narnia.wikia.com/wiki/Calormen Calormen] of ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' by [[C.S. Lewis]], althought it is unknown if [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] thought of this name. | It is notable that the name Kalormë is similar to [http://narnia.wikia.com/wiki/Calormen Calormen] of ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' by [[C.S. Lewis]], althought it is unknown if [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] thought of this name. | ||
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Kalormë was a great mountain in Oronto (the farthest East of the world). The peak seems to have been the second tallest mountain in Arda, corresponding to the Oiolossë far in the West.[1]
Etymology
In the Qenya Lexicon, the name kalorme(e) is glossed as "hill-crest over which the Sun rises".[2][3]
Other versions of the legendarium
In later works, Kalorme is not mentioned. However the Land of the Sun was marked by a great, curve-shaped mountain range called the Walls of the Sun, which corresponded symmetrically to the Pelóri of Aman.[4]
Inspiration
It is notable that the name Kalormë is similar to Calormen of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, althought it is unknown if Tolkien thought of this name.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "IX. The Hiding of Valinor", pp. 212, 225
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 44
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, pp. 256-7
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "V. The Ambarkanta: Of the Fashion of the World"
