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An '''amloth''' was a crested helm, especially one worn by a [[Elf]]-lord in battle. The crest was typically of a flower or flowers.
An '''amloth''' was a crested helm, especially one worn by a [[Elves|Elf]]-lord in battle. The crest was typically of a flower or flowers.


Amloth means "Uprising Flowers" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[am]]'' = "upwards, upon" and ''[[loth]]'' = "flowers").
Amloth means "Uprising Flowers" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[am]]'' = "upwards, upon" and ''[[loth]]'' = "flowers"). This style of helm was called ''[[ambalotsë]]'' in [[Quenya]].<ref>{{WJ|Maeglin}}, p. 318</ref>


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An amloth was a crested helm, especially one worn by a Elf-lord in battle. The crest was typically of a flower or flowers.

Amloth means "Uprising Flowers" in Sindarin (from am = "upwards, upon" and loth = "flowers"). This style of helm was called ambalotsë in Quenya.[1]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: III. Maeglin", p. 318