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:<i>and seven lights before him sent,<br>as through the Calacirian<br>to hidden land forlorn he went.</i> | :<i>and seven lights before him sent,<br>as through the Calacirian<br>to hidden land forlorn he went.</i> | ||
The name <i>Calacirian</i> is actually an | The name <i>Calacirian</i> is actually an anglicized form of <i>Kalakiryan(de)</i>, derived from <i>Kalakirya</i>. | ||
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]], p. 70 (2nd ed. 1978). | ||
Revision as of 02:43, 27 December 2007
Calacirian is a region of Eldamar in an near the entrance to the ravine of Calacirya. The name appears in Bilbo's song (Eärendil was a mariner) in Rivendell:
- and seven lights before him sent,
as through the Calacirian
to hidden land forlorn he went.
The name Calacirian is actually an anglicized form of Kalakiryan(de), derived from Kalakirya.
Sources: The Lord of the Rings I, Book 2, Chapter 1; The Road Goes Ever On, p. 70 (2nd ed. 1978).
