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'''Altáriel''' ("Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland" in [[Quenya]], from ''[[alata]]'' = "radiance", ''[[riel]]'' = "garlanded maiden", and ''[[rig]]'' = "twine, wreathe"; pron. {{IPA|[alˈtaːri.el]}}) was the name ''[[Galadriel]]'' came not from her father or her mother — they had named her [[Artanis]] and [[Nerwen]], respectively. Instead, it came from her husband [[ | '''Altáriel''' ("Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland" in [[Quenya]], from ''[[alata]]'' = "radiance", ''[[riel]]'' = "garlanded maiden", and ''[[rig]]'' = "twine, wreathe"; pron. {{IPA|[alˈtaːri.el]}}, stem ''Altáriell-'') was the name ''[[Galadriel]]'' came not from her father or her mother — they had named her [[Artanis]] and [[Nerwen]], respectively. Instead, it came from her husband [[Celeborn]], who gave her a name meaning "Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland." The origins of this new name are obscure and somewhat confused, but it seems to have originated in the [[Telerin]] language as Alatáriel, which translates into [[Sindarin]] as the much better-known ''[[Galadriel]]''. Altáriel is the [[Quenya]] form of the same name. | ||
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Revision as of 04:04, 7 June 2011
Altáriel ("Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland" in Quenya, from alata = "radiance", riel = "garlanded maiden", and rig = "twine, wreathe"; pron. [alˈtaːri.el], stem Altáriell-) was the name Galadriel came not from her father or her mother — they had named her Artanis and Nerwen, respectively. Instead, it came from her husband Celeborn, who gave her a name meaning "Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland." The origins of this new name are obscure and somewhat confused, but it seems to have originated in the Telerin language as Alatáriel, which translates into Sindarin as the much better-known Galadriel. Altáriel is the Quenya form of the same name.
