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'''Luvailin''' or '''Shadowmere''' | '''Luvailin''' or '''Shadowmere''' was a mere in [[Eldamar]] under the shadow of [[Oiolossë]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 217 (citing from the [[Unfinished index]]).</ref> The [[Quenya]] name ''Luvailin'' only appears in the [[Unfinished index]], ''Shadowmere'' is mentioned in [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo's]] song of [[Song of Eärendil|Eärendil]] in [[Rivendell]]: | ||
:''...where'' [i.e. in [[Elvenhome]]] ''pale as glass<br>beneath the Hill of [[Ilmarin]]<br>a-glimmer in a valley sheer<br>the lamplit towers of [[Tirion]]<br>are mirrored on the Shadowmere.''<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref> | :''...where'' [i.e. in [[Elvenhome]]] ''pale as glass<br>beneath the Hill of [[Ilmarin]]<br>a-glimmer in a valley sheer<br>the lamplit towers of [[Tirion]]<br>are mirrored on the Shadowmere.''<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:34, 18 November 2013
Luvailin or Shadowmere was a mere in Eldamar under the shadow of Oiolossë.[1] The Quenya name Luvailin only appears in the Unfinished index, Shadowmere is mentioned in Bilbo's song of Eärendil in Rivendell:
- ...where [i.e. in Elvenhome] pale as glass
beneath the Hill of Ilmarin
a-glimmer in a valley sheer
the lamplit towers of Tirion
are mirrored on the Shadowmere.[2]
Etymology
The name Luvailin seems to contain elements luv- *'shadow-' (seemingly from √LUM, LUB 'shadow, darkness',[3]) and ailin 'pool, lake'.[4]
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 217 (citing from the Unfinished index).
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Many Meetings"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 161, 168
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies" s.v. AY-, p. 349
