Nernehta
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| − | '''Nernehta''' is | + | '''''Nernehta''''' is the [[Quenya]] name of the battle formation known in [[Sindarin]] as the '''''[[Dírnaith]]'''''.<ref name=Gladden>{{UT|Gladden}}, note 16</ref> |
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| − | + | It is derived from the Quenya words ''[[Nér]]'' "man" and ''[[nehte]]/[[nehta]]'' which is applied to any formation or projection tapering to a point.<ref name=Gladden/> | |
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Latest revision as of 05:56, 15 May 2012
Nernehta is the Quenya name of the battle formation known in Sindarin as the Dírnaith.[1]
[edit] Etymology
It is derived from the Quenya words Nér "man" and nehte/nehta which is applied to any formation or projection tapering to a point.[1]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields", note 16