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| image=[[File:Lady Elleth - Kortirion.png|250px]] | | image=[[File:Lady Elleth - Kortirion.png|250px]] | ||
| caption="Kortirion" by Lady Elleth | | caption="Kortirion" by [[:Category:Images by Lady Elleth|Lady Elleth]] | ||
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| othernames= | | othernames=''Mindon-Gwar'' ([[Gnomish]]); ''Koromas'' | ||
| location=[[ | | location=[[Alalminórë]], ([[Tol Eressëa]]) | ||
| type=City | | type=City | ||
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'''Kortirion''' was a city in [[Valinor]] on a hill and a tall grey tower. | '''Kortirion''' was a city in [[Valinor]] on a hill and a tall grey tower. | ||
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When the [[Elves]] came to [[Tol Eressea]], they built the town of Koromas in [[Alalminórë]]. [[Ingil]] the son of [[Inwe]] built a tall grey tower on [[Kôr]]. Because Koromas resembled their ancient dwelling with the tower, it was also named Kortirion.<ref name=LTI16>{{LT1|I}}, p. 16</ref> | When the [[Elves]] came to [[Tol Eressea]], they built the town of Koromas in [[Alalminórë]]. [[Ingil]] the son of [[Inwe]] built a tall grey tower on [[Kôr]]. Because Koromas resembled their ancient dwelling with the tower, it was also named Kortirion.<ref name=LTI16>{{LT1|I}}, p. 16</ref> | ||
Kortirion was associated with [[Hengest]] and came to be known in the tongue of the English as [[Wikipedia:Warwick|Warwick]].<ref name=lt6>{{LT2|VI}}</ref> | Kortirion was associated with [[Wikipedia:Hengist_and_Horsa|Hengest]] and came to be known in the tongue of the English as [[Wikipedia:Warwick|Warwick]].<ref name=lt6>{{LT2|VI}}</ref> | ||
In the published ''[[Silmarillion]]'', the Valinorean city became [[Tirion]] upon [[Túna]]. | In the published ''[[Silmarillion]]'', the Valinorean city became [[Tirion]] upon [[Túna]]. | ||
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| Kortirion | |
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| City | |
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| "Kortirion" by Lady Elleth | |
| General Information | |
| Other names | Mindon-Gwar (Gnomish); Koromas |
| Location | Alalminórë, (Tol Eressëa) |
| Type | City |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Elves |
| Events | arrival of Eriol/Ælfwine |
| Gallery | Images of Kortirion |
Kortirion was a city in Valinor on a hill and a tall grey tower.
When the Elves came to Tol Eressea, they built the town of Koromas in Alalminórë. Ingil the son of Inwe built a tall grey tower on Kôr. Because Koromas resembled their ancient dwelling with the tower, it was also named Kortirion.[1]
Kortirion was associated with Hengest and came to be known in the tongue of the English as Warwick.[2]
In the published Silmarillion, the Valinorean city became Tirion upon Túna.
Etymology
In the etymology of Tolkien's earliest languages, the name of the hill of Kôr refers to its roundness. It is derived from Primitive Elvish name Guord from which came Qenya Qora and Gnomish Gwar. The Gnomish name of Kortirion was Mindon-Gwar. Both Qenya and Gnomish names mean "Tower of Kôr".[2]
Christopher Tolkien notes that his father intended to relate the Gnomish form gwar- with the first element of Warwick (Welsh: Caergwar), suggesting it to be Elvish in origin.[2]
Other names
The city was also called Koromas, meaning "the Resting of the Exiles of Kôr".[1]
