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'''Narvi''' (mid-[[Second Age]]) was a great [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] craftsman, probably of [[Durin's folk]], who lived in [[Khazad-dûm]] during the height of its glory. He formed a friendship with the [[Noldor|Elf]]-lord [[Celebrimbor]], the master artificer of neighboring [[Eregion]]. Together they made the mighty [[Doors of Durin]] that guarded the [[West-gate of Moria|West-gate]] of the Dwarven city. | '''Narvi''' (mid-[[Second Age]]) was a great [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] craftsman, probably of [[Durin's folk]], who lived in [[Khazad-dûm]] during the height of its glory. He formed a friendship with the [[Noldor|Elf]]-lord [[Celebrimbor]], the master artificer of neighboring [[Eregion]]. Together they made the mighty [[Doors of Durin]] that guarded the [[West-gate of Moria|West-gate]] of the Dwarven city. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
[[Wikipedia:Narfi|Narvi]] is an [[Old Norse]] name and character in Norse mythology. | |||
Possibly the name is provided as a translation of the Dwarf's "outer" name from some [[Mannish]] language of the [[Northmen]] of the [[Second Age]].<ref>{{L|144}}</ref><ref>{{App|F2}}</ref> | |||
[[Category:Dwarves]] | [[Category:Dwarves]] | ||
[[de:Narvi]] | [[de:Narvi]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/nains/2a/narvi]] | [[fr:encyclo/personnages/nains/2a/narvi]] | ||
[[fi:Narvi]] | [[fi:Narvi]] | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 27 March 2011
Narvi (mid-Second Age) was a great Dwarven craftsman, probably of Durin's folk, who lived in Khazad-dûm during the height of its glory. He formed a friendship with the Elf-lord Celebrimbor, the master artificer of neighboring Eregion. Together they made the mighty Doors of Durin that guarded the West-gate of the Dwarven city.
Etymology
Narvi is an Old Norse name and character in Norse mythology.
Possibly the name is provided as a translation of the Dwarf's "outer" name from some Mannish language of the Northmen of the Second Age.[1][2]
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 144, (dated 25 April 1954)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
