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'''Kibil-nâla''' was the [[Dwarvish]] name for the river that ran through [[Lothlórien]], known to the [[Elves]] as [[Celebrant]] and to [[Men]] as the [[Silverlode]]. It rose in [[Mirrormere]]. | '''Kibil-nâla''' was the [[Dwarvish]] name for the river that ran through [[Lothlórien]], known to the [[Elves]] as [[Celebrant]] and to [[Men]] as the [[Silverlode]]. It rose in [[Mirrormere]].<ref>{{FR|II3}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
*''[[kibil]]'' ("silver") + ''[[nâla]]'' (?"channel; path; rivercourse") | |||
The river's name seems to come originally from the workings of the Dwarves | The river's name seems to come originally from the workings of the Dwarves, as they seem to have discovered silver in the river.<ref>{{HM|TI}}, p. 175</ref> | ||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | ==Other versions of the legendarium== | ||
In | In the earliest drafts of [[Appendix A]], the river's name was given as '''Zigil-nâd'''.<ref>{{HM|PM}}, pp. 279, 286</ref> Considering the meaning of ''[[zigil]]'', [[Edouard Kloczko]] has proposed that ''Kibil-nâla'' is not the name of the actual river, but only of "the reappearance of the river". He connects ''kibil'' to [[Adûnaic]] ''[[khibil]]'', "spring".<ref>[[Edouard Kloczko]], [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/268 Elfling message 268]</ref> This seems unlikely, as Tolkien explicitly stated: "''Silverlode'' dwarfish [sic] ''Kibilnâla''".<ref>{{HM|TI}}, p. 241</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Khuzdul words]] | [[Category:Khuzdul words]] | ||
[[Category:Rivers]] | [[Category:Rivers]] | ||
Revision as of 20:52, 7 March 2011
Kibil-nâla was the Dwarvish name for the river that ran through Lothlórien, known to the Elves as Celebrant and to Men as the Silverlode. It rose in Mirrormere.[1]
Etymology
The river's name seems to come originally from the workings of the Dwarves, as they seem to have discovered silver in the river.[2]
Other versions of the legendarium
In the earliest drafts of Appendix A, the river's name was given as Zigil-nâd.[3] Considering the meaning of zigil, Edouard Kloczko has proposed that Kibil-nâla is not the name of the actual river, but only of "the reappearance of the river". He connects kibil to Adûnaic khibil, "spring".[4] This seems unlikely, as Tolkien explicitly stated: "Silverlode dwarfish [sic] Kibilnâla".[5]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, p. 175
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, pp. 279, 286
- ↑ Edouard Kloczko, Elfling message 268
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, p. 241
