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*An adaptation from Quenya ''incānus(se)'', meaning "mind mastership"<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 88</ref> | *An adaptation from Quenya ''incānus(se)'', meaning "mind mastership"<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 88</ref> | ||
*A possible [[Westron]] invention meaning Greymantle<ref name=UT13/> | *A possible [[Westron]] invention meaning Greymantle<ref name=UT13/> | ||
In a draft manuscript of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', different names used were ''Forlong''>>''Fornold''>>''Incânus''.<ref>{{WR|2|V}}</ref> | |||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
''Incánus'' in Latin means "grey-haired". [[Christopher Tolkien]] has noted that the "coincidence in form" might be an "accident".<ref name=UT13/> | ''Incánus'' in Latin means "grey-haired". [[Christopher Tolkien]] has noted that the "coincidence in form" might be an "accident".<ref name=UT13/> | ||
Revision as of 21:48, 6 September 2010
Incánus was Gandalf's name "in the south" (probably meaning no further south than Gondor or the Near Harad[1]), gained during his long travels in Middle-earth in the mid-Third Age.[2]
Etymology
Although Incánus seems to be of unclear language and meaning, a note in the Thain's Book says it is a Quenya form simply adapted from a word in the tongue of the Haradrim: Inkā-nūsh (or possibly Inkā-nūs), meaning "North-spy".[1]
Other versions of the Legendarium
J.R.R. Tolkien several times changed his mind about the meaning of Incánus. Besides the etymology given above, his other variations were:
- Archaic Quenya word meaning "Mind-ruler", from in(id)- ("mind") and cáno ("ruler, governor, chieftain")[1]
- An adaptation from Quenya incānus(se), meaning "mind mastership"[3]
- A possible Westron invention meaning Greymantle[1]
In a draft manuscript of The Lord of the Rings, different names used were Forlong>>Fornold>>Incânus.[4]
Inspiration
Incánus in Latin means "grey-haired". Christopher Tolkien has noted that the "coincidence in form" might be an "accident".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Istari"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Window on the West"
- ↑ 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. 88
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, "Part Two: The Ring Goes East", "V. Faramir"
