Qerkaringa
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Qerkaringa, the Chill Gulf, was a narrow sound between Helkaraksë and the Great Lands. The region only appears in the Book of Lost Tales.[1][2]
Etymology
The first element in the Qenya name Qerkaringa is likely qerka ("throat").[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Elvish Poetry and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets", in Parma Eldalamberon XVI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, Carl F. Hostetter and Bill Welden), p. 136