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[[Image:J.R.R. Tolkien - Doors of Durin.jpg|thumb|Durin's Crown on the [[Doors of Durin]]]]<center>{{quote|He stooped and looked in Mirrormere<br>And saw a crown of stars appear|[[Gimli]] singing the Song of Durin in [[Moria]].<ref name="Journey">{{FR|II4}}</ref>}}</center> '''Durin's Crown''' was a constellation in the northern hemisphere of [[Arda]]. It appeared as a crown above [[Durin the Deathless|Durin]]'s reflection in [[Mirrormere]], which he saw as a good omen. He built [[Khazad-dûm]] in the valley. Ages later, in [[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]], [[Gimli]], [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] looked in the lake, but whether they saw the crown is unclear<ref name="Loth">{{FR|II6}}</ref>. | [[Image:J.R.R. Tolkien - Doors of Durin.jpg|thumb|Durin's Crown on the [[Doors of Durin]]]]<center>{{quote|He stooped and looked in Mirrormere<br>And saw a crown of stars appear|[[Gimli]] singing the Song of Durin in [[Moria]].<ref name="Journey">{{FR|II4}}</ref>}}</center> '''Durin's Crown''' was a constellation in the northern hemisphere of [[Arda]]. It appeared as a crown above [[Durin the Deathless|Durin]]'s reflection in [[Mirrormere]], which he saw as a good omen. He built [[Khazad-dûm]] in the valley. Ages later, in [[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]], [[Gimli]], [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] looked in the lake, but whether they saw the crown is unclear<ref name="Loth">{{FR|II6}}</ref>. | ||
| − | Most people think ''Durin's Crown'' is another name for [[Valacirca]]. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] does not state what it looks like, but seven stars appear on the [[Doors of Durin]]. This led Steve Gardner to conclude that it could also have been [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auriga_(constellation) Auriga] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_Borealis Northern Crown].<ref name="VT"> | + | Most people think ''Durin's Crown'' is another name for [[Valacirca]]. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] does not state what it looks like, but seven stars appear on the [[Doors of Durin]]. This led Steve Gardner to conclude that it could also have been [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auriga_(constellation) Auriga] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_Borealis Northern Crown].<ref name="VT">{{VT|13}}, p. 3</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:08, 6 November 2010
Most people think Durin's Crown is another name for Valacirca. Tolkien does not state what it looks like, but seven stars appear on the Doors of Durin. This led Steve Gardner to conclude that it could also have been Auriga or the Northern Crown.[3]
| 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 |