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([[Quenya]] for 'lament of the ''[[Two Trees]]'')
'''Aldudénië''' is a poem lamenting the death of the [[Two Trees]], composed by [[Elemmírë (Elf)|Elemmírë]] of the [[Vanyar]], soon after the [[Darkening of Valinor|event]]. It was famous to all the [[Eldar]].<ref>{{S|Darkening}}</ref>


A poem lamenting the death of the [[Two Trees]], composed by [[Elemmíre]] of the [[Vanyar]], soon after the event. Famous to all the [[Eldar]] but not saved.
==Etymology==
''Aldudénie'' is said to mean "lament of the Two Trees" and contains ''[[alda|aldu]]'', the dual of ''[[alda]]'' "tree".<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref>


The name is problemous for the [[Tolkien]] scholars, because the sound d doesn't exist in [[Quenya]]. It might be some idiom of the [[Vanyarin]].
The other element *''dénie'' which obviously means "lament", is of problematic etymology since the intermedial "d" does not exist in [[Quenya]] (only the "ld" "nd" and "rd" are present).


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Another similar Quenya word for lament is ''[[nainië]]'' from [[Sundocarmë|Root]] NAY.
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 14 February 2021

Aldudénië is a poem lamenting the death of the Two Trees, composed by Elemmírë of the Vanyar, soon after the event. It was famous to all the Eldar.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Aldudénie is said to mean "lament of the Two Trees" and contains aldu, the dual of alda "tree".[2]

The other element *dénie which obviously means "lament", is of problematic etymology since the intermedial "d" does not exist in Quenya (only the "ld" "nd" and "rd" are present).

Another similar Quenya word for lament is nainië from Root NAY.

References