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Ossendrijver 5 January 1961 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Madam Ossendrijver, written on 5 January 1961.[1]
- Subject: Tolkien writes about the Dutch translation of The Lord of the Rings, and replies to a question about the etymology of the name Númenor, among other things.
- Description: Handwritten letter.
- Publication: A large excerpt from the letter was published as Letter 227 in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Excerpt
"Númenor, shortened form of Númenórë, is my own invention, compounded from nūme-n "going down" (√ndū, nū), sunset, West, and nōre "land, country" = Westernesse"[2]
References
- ↑ "J.R.R Tolkien, Rare hand-written letter by Tolkien (eBay item number: 231077543050)", eBay (accessed 21 October 2013)
- ↑ Carl F. Hostetter, "Holograph MS of Letter 227, correcting published etymology of "Númenor" (#1144)" dated 15 December 2013, Lambengolmor mailing list (accessed 15 December 2013)
