Asëa aranion

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asëa aranion is the Quenya name of Kingsfoil[1]. The name means "Beneficial (leaf) of Kings".[2][3]

Etymoloy

Other versions

The rejected form asea aranaite was used in a manuscript version of The Lord of the Rings.[4]

References

  1. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 580
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 49, 100
  3. Quettaparma Quenyallo
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, "Part Three: Minas Tirith", "XI. The Houses of Healing", p. 394