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'''Kalórmë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[kaˈloːrme]}}) was a mountain, the highest peak of the [[Wall of the Sun]] in the [[Land of the Sun]]. It corresponded to the [[Taniquetil]] far in the [[Aman|West]] of [[Arda]].<ref name="LT1">{{LT1|IX}}, pp. 212 and 225</ref>
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'''Kalórmë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[kaˈloːrme]}}) was a great mountain in [[Uttermost East|Oronto]] (the farthest East of the world). The peak seems to have been the second tallest mountain in [[Arda]], corresponding to the [[Taniquetil]] far in the [[Aman|West]].<ref name="LT1">{{LT1|IX}}, pp. 212 and 225</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name possibly means "summit of light" in the early [[Qenya]] version of the ''[[Book of the Lost Tales]]''. It can be analyzed as ''cal-'' ([[root]] [[KAL]]) and ''[[orme]]'' (root [[ORO]]).
 
In the ''Qenya Lexicon'', the name ''Kalórmë'' is given the meaning "hill-crest over which the Sun rises". It can be analyzed as ''cal-'' ([[root]] [[KAL]]) and ''[[orme]]'' (root [[ORO]]).<ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}</ref>


It is notable that "Kalórmë" violates normal [[Quenya]] phonotactics, by signifying a long vowel before a consonant cluster. Normally, this would be written as "Kalormë".
It is notable that "Kalórmë" violates normal [[Quenya]] phonotactics, by signifying a long vowel before a consonant cluster. Normally, this would be written as "Kalormë".

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Template:Noncanon Kalórmë (Q, pron. [kaˈloːrme]) was a great mountain in Oronto (the farthest East of the world). The peak seems to have been the second tallest mountain in Arda, corresponding to the Taniquetil far in the West.[1]

Etymology

In the Qenya Lexicon, the name Kalórmë is given the meaning "hill-crest over which the Sun rises". It can be analyzed as cal- (root KAL) and orme (root ORO).[2]

It is notable that "Kalórmë" violates normal Quenya phonotactics, by signifying a long vowel before a consonant cluster. Normally, this would be written as "Kalormë".

It is also notable that the name is similar to Calormen of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

References