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'''Atani''' was a [[Quenya]] name for [[Men]], and especially the [[Men]] of the [[Three Houses]] of the [[Edain]]. | '''Atani''' was a [[Quenya]] name for [[Men]],<ref>{{S|Men}}</ref> and especially the [[Men]] of the [[Edain#The Three Houses|Three Houses]] of the [[Edain]]. However it was seldomly applied to the Men east of the [[Blue Mountains]].<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
''Atan'' pl. ''Atani'' is glossed as "Second People" in the Silmarillion Index. (cf: ''[[atta]]'' "two"). | |||
== | The equivalents of [[Sindarin]] are ''[[Adan]]'' pl. ''Edain''. | ||
The word appears in names such as [[Núnatani]], [[Hróatani]], [[Atanalcar]], [[Atanamir]], [[Atanatar]] and [[Atanatari]]. | |||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | |||
In a draft to the text ''[[Of Dwarves and Men]]'', [[Tolkien]] considered that the word is derived from the [[Taliska|language]] of the [[House of Bëor|Folk of Bëor]], but as [[Christopher Tolkien]] noted, it contradicted the final version of ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.<ref>{{PM|Dwarves}}, pp. 324-325</ref> | |||
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Atani was a Quenya name for Men,[1] and especially the Men of the Three Houses of the Edain. However it was seldomly applied to the Men east of the Blue Mountains.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Atan pl. Atani is glossed as "Second People" in the Silmarillion Index. (cf: atta "two").
The equivalents of Sindarin are Adan pl. Edain.
The word appears in names such as Núnatani, Hróatani, Atanalcar, Atanamir, Atanatar and Atanatari.
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
In a draft to the text Of Dwarves and Men, Tolkien considered that the word is derived from the language of the Folk of Bëor, but as Christopher Tolkien noted, it contradicted the final version of The Silmarillion.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Men"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", pp. 324-325
