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'''Calacirian''' was a region of [[Eldamar]] near the entrance to the ravine of [[Calacirya]]. The name appears in [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo's]] song of [[Song of Eärendil|Eärendil]] in [[Rivendell]]:<ref>{{ | '''Calacirian''' was a region of [[Eldamar]] near the entrance to the ravine of [[Calacirya]]. The name appears in [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo's]] song of [[Song of Eärendil|Eärendil]] in [[Rivendell]]:<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref><ref name=RGEO>{{RGEO|Notes}}, p. 70</ref> | ||
:''and seven lights before him sent,<br>as through the Calacirian<br>to hidden land forlorn he went.'' | :''and seven lights before him sent,<br>as through the Calacirian<br>to hidden land forlorn he went.'' | ||
Revision as of 09:47, 29 July 2011
Calacirian was a region of Eldamar near the entrance to the ravine of Calacirya. The name appears in Bilbo's song of Eärendil in Rivendell:[1][2]
- and seven lights before him sent,
as through the Calacirian
to hidden land forlorn he went.
Etymology
The Quenya name Calacirian is a simplified ("anglicized") form of Kalakiryandë, derived from Kalakirya.[2][3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Many Meetings"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes and Translations", in The Road Goes Ever On (J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann), p. 70
- ↑ 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), p. 73
