Calacirian

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Calacirian is a region of Eldamar in an near the entrance to the ravine of Calacirya. The name appears in Bilbo's song Errantry in Rivendell:

and seven lights before him sent,
as through the Calacirian
to hidden land forlorn he went.

The name Calacirian is a simplified form of Kalakiryandë, derived from Kalakirya.

Sources: The Lord of the Rings I, Book 2, Chapter 1; The Road Goes Ever On, p. 70 (2nd ed. 1978).

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-<b>Calacirian</b> is a region of [[Eldamar]] in an near the entrance to the ravine of <b>[[Calacirya]]</b>. The name appears in [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo's]] song (<i>[[Eärendil was a mariner]]</i>) in [[Rivendell]]:
+'''Calacirian''' is a region of [[Eldamar]] in an near the entrance to the ravine of '''[[Calacirya]]'''. The name appears in [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo's]] song ''[[Errantry]]'' in [[Rivendell]]:
-:<i>and seven lights before him sent,<br>as through the Calacirian<br>to hidden land forlorn he went.</i>
+:''and seven lights before him sent,<br>as through the Calacirian<br>to hidden land forlorn he went.''
-The name <i>Calacirian</i> is actually an anglicized form of <i>Kalakiryan(de)</i>, derived from <i>Kalakirya</i>.
+The name ''Calacirian'' is a simplified form of ''Kalakiryandë'', derived from ''Kalakirya''.
-Sources: [[The Lord of the Rings]] I, Book 2, Chapter 1; [[The Road Goes Ever On]], p. 70 (2nd ed. 1978).
+Sources: [[The Lord of the Rings]] I, Book 2, Chapter 1; [[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]], p. 70 (2nd ed. 1978).
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