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The ''' | The '''Castar''' ([[Sindarin|S.]] ''Mirian'') was the chief currency used within [[Gondor]]. A smaller coin was the ''[[tharni]]'' or ''[[canath]]'', a silver coin worth a fourth of the ''castar''.<ref>{{PM|Languages}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | == Etymology == | ||
[[Westron]] ''castar'' bears a striking resemblance to the [[Hobbitish]] word ''[[kast]]'' and [[ | [[Westron]] ''castar'' bears a striking resemblance to the [[Hobbitish]] word ''[[kast]]'' and [[Rohanese]] ''[[kastu]]'', which mean "[[mathom]]".<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref> Sindarin ''mirian'' seems to be derived from ''[[mîr]]'', "jewel". | ||
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[[Category:Gondor]] | [[Category:Gondor]] | ||
[[Category:Westron words]] | [[Category:Westron words]] | ||
[[Category:Currencies]] | [[Category:Currencies]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:56, 9 December 2023
The Castar (S. Mirian) was the chief currency used within Gondor. A smaller coin was the tharni or canath, a silver coin worth a fourth of the castar.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Westron castar bears a striking resemblance to the Hobbitish word kast and Rohanese kastu, which mean "mathom".[2] Sindarin mirian seems to be derived from mîr, "jewel".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
