Miruvor

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Miruvor by John Howe.

Miruvor was the reviving cordial of the Elves, a liquor with the power to grant renewed vigour and strength. Miruvor was clear and colourless, with a pleasant fragrance. Gandalf carried a flask of this Cordial of Imladris with him to help the Company of the Ring on their southward journey. Both the Dúnedain and the Orcs possessed drinks with similar properties, but miruvor was known to be the most potent of these cordials.

Etymology

From Valarin mirubhôzê[1]

The Elves falsely thought that miruvóre means "precious juice" from a root WOR "express, cause to exude (by pressure)". But it was false because there was not in fact any word wor- in Elvish[2]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels p. 399
  2. {{Parma Eldalamberon 17]] p. 38