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[[Image:Tengwar Atalantë.gif|left|150px]]'''''atalantë''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "'' | [[Image:Tengwar Atalantë.gif|left|150px]]'''''atalantë''''' is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "the downfallen", from the verb-root ''[[talat-]]''. | ||
'''Atalantë''' was the name given to [[Númenor]] after its [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]].<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] called it "''a happy accident''", because it invokes the name ''[[Atlantis]]''. | '''Atalantë''' was the name given to [[Númenor]] after its [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]].<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] called it "''a happy accident''", because it invokes the name ''[[Atlantis]]''. | ||
