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An [[Elvish]] name for the regions of air above [[Arda]], a name which is generally translated into | An [[Elvish]] name for the regions of air above [[Arda]], a name which is generally translated into English as 'heaven' or 'the heavens'. Sometimes the word is simply synonymous with the sky, but in other uses it is meant as a more sublime reference to the domain of the stars and heavenly bodies. Menel is seen in numerous personal and place-names, including [[Meneltarma]] (the 'Pillar of Heaven'), [[Meneldil]], [[Tar-Meneldur]], [[Armenelos]], and so on. |
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An Elvish name for the regions of air above Arda, a name which is generally translated into English as 'heaven' or 'the heavens'. Sometimes the word is simply synonymous with the sky, but in other uses it is meant as a more sublime reference to the domain of the stars and heavenly bodies. Menel is seen in numerous personal and place-names, including Meneltarma (the 'Pillar of Heaven'), Meneldil, Tar-Meneldur, Armenelos, and so on.