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'''Borgil''' was a bright red star near the constellation of [[Menelvagor]].<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref> | '''Borgil''' was a bright red star near the constellation of [[Menelvagor]].<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
''Borgil'' is a [[Sindarin]] name, composed of ''[[born]]'' "hot, red" and ''(ñ)[[gil]]'' "star"<ref>{{L|347}}</ref> | |||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that Borgil might either refer to the star [[wikipedia:Betelgeuse|Betelgeuse]] or the star [[wikipedia:Aldebaran|Aldebaran]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://thainsbook.net/stars.html|articlename=Stars & Other Celestial Bodies|dated=|website=[http://thainsbook.net/index.html The Thain's Book]|accessed=27 April 2013}}</ref> | [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that Borgil might either refer to the star [[wikipedia:Betelgeuse|Betelgeuse]] or the star [[wikipedia:Aldebaran|Aldebaran]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://thainsbook.net/stars.html|articlename=Stars & Other Celestial Bodies|dated=|website=[http://thainsbook.net/index.html The Thain's Book]|accessed=27 April 2013}}</ref> | ||
Basing her approach both on literary assumptions and astronomical evidences, Prof. [[Kristine Larsen]] quite convincingly identifies Borgil with Aldebaran.<ref>[[Kristine Larsen]], "A Definitive Identification of Tolkien’s `Borgil': An Astronomical and Literary Approach" in ''[[Tolkien Studies]]'', vol. [[Tolkien Studies: Volume 2|2]] (pp. 161–170), West Virginia University Press, 2005.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:51, 15 March 2014
Borgil was a bright red star near the constellation of Menelvagor.[1]
Etymology
Borgil is a Sindarin name, composed of born "hot, red" and (ñ)gil "star"[2]
Inspiration
Tolkien fans have suggested that Borgil might either refer to the star Betelgeuse or the star Aldebaran.[3]
Basing her approach both on literary assumptions and astronomical evidences, Prof. Kristine Larsen quite convincingly identifies Borgil with Aldebaran.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972)
- ↑ "Stars & Other Celestial Bodies", The Thain's Book (accessed 27 April 2013)
- ↑ Kristine Larsen, "A Definitive Identification of Tolkien’s `Borgil': An Astronomical and Literary Approach" in Tolkien Studies, vol. 2 (pp. 161–170), West Virginia University Press, 2005.
| Middle-earth Cosmology | |
| Constellations | Anarríma · Durin's Crown · Menelmacar · Remmirath · Soronúmë · Telumendil · Valacirca · Wilwarin |
|---|---|
| Stars | Alcarinquë · Borgil · Carnil · Elemmírë · Helluin · Luinil · Lumbar · Morwinyon · Nénar · Star of Eärendil · Til |
| The Airs | Aiwenórë · Fanyamar · Ilmen · Menel · Vaiya · Veil of Arda · Vista |
| Narsilion | Arien · Moon (Isil, Ithil, Rána) · Sun (Anar, Anor, Vása) · Tilion |
| See also | Abyss · Arda · Circles of the World · Eä · Timeless Halls · Two Lamps · Two Trees · Void |
