Moripendi

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Moripendi is a Telerin term for the Dark Elves, specifically the Avari, since it was not applied by the Teleri to their Eldarin kin in Middle-earth (Sindar and Nandor)[1]

Etymology

mori- means "black, dark", directly from primitive mori, Root MOR[2][3] compounded with Pendi

Cognates

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels pp.362, 371
  2. ↑ {{HM| Etymologies p. 373
  3. ↑ Letter 382
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