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==History== | ==History== | ||
Nulukkizdîn was delved by Dwarves before the [[Elves]] were exiled from [[Valinor]]. Over the years, its population waned, and others were hunted to near-extinction by the Elves, who were unfamiliar with the Petty-dwarves. Nulukkizdîn was eventaly abandoned, and repopulated by Elves. [[Finrod Felagund]] founded [[Nargothrond]] in its stead. After | Nulukkizdîn was delved by Dwarves before the [[Elves]] were exiled from [[Valinor]]. Over the years, its population waned, and others were hunted to near-extinction by the Elves, who were unfamiliar with the Petty-dwarves. Nulukkizdîn was eventaly abandoned, and repopulated by Elves. [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]] founded [[Nargothrond]] in its stead. After Nargothrond fell to [[Glaurung]], the last Petty-dwarf, [[Mîm]], reclaimed it, but he was slain by [[Húrin]].<ref name="S22"/> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Tolkien provided no translations of either '''Nulukkizdîn''' or '''Nulukkhizdīn'''. The last element is usually believed to be the [[Khuzdul]] root for "Dwarf", Kh-Z-D.<ref name="Ardalambion">[[Helge | Tolkien provided no translations of either '''Nulukkizdîn''' or '''Nulukkhizdīn'''. The last element is usually believed to be the [[Khuzdul]] root for "Dwarf", Kh-Z-D.<ref name="Ardalambion">[[Helge Fauskanger]], "[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/khuzdul.htm Khuzdul]", published at ''[[Ardalambion]]''</ref> Whether this is a true Khuzdul word or a Petty-dwarvish dialect is unknown, but circumstantial evidence points to the latter option. The [[Angerthas Daeron]] and its specific Dwarven variation [[Angerthas Moria]], do not have a symbol for the letter ''Î''.<ref name="Angerthas">{{App|E2ii}}</ref> Other than in ''Nulukkizdîn'', it only appears in ''[[Khîm]]'' and ''Mîm'',<ref name="Ardalambion"/> the names of two Petty-dwarves. | ||
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Revision as of 05:24, 29 December 2012
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| Location | At the confluence of the Ringwil and the Narog |
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| Language | Khuzdul, Petty-dwarvish |
Nulukkizdîn or Nulukkhizdīn was a hall of the Petty-dwarves on the river Narog.
History
Nulukkizdîn was delved by Dwarves before the Elves were exiled from Valinor. Over the years, its population waned, and others were hunted to near-extinction by the Elves, who were unfamiliar with the Petty-dwarves. Nulukkizdîn was eventaly abandoned, and repopulated by Elves. Finrod Felagund founded Nargothrond in its stead. After Nargothrond fell to Glaurung, the last Petty-dwarf, Mîm, reclaimed it, but he was slain by Húrin.[1]
Etymology
Tolkien provided no translations of either Nulukkizdîn or Nulukkhizdīn. The last element is usually believed to be the Khuzdul root for "Dwarf", Kh-Z-D.[2] Whether this is a true Khuzdul word or a Petty-dwarvish dialect is unknown, but circumstantial evidence points to the latter option. The Angerthas Daeron and its specific Dwarven variation Angerthas Moria, do not have a symbol for the letter Î.[3] Other than in Nulukkizdîn, it only appears in Khîm and Mîm,[2] the names of two Petty-dwarves.
Other versions of the Legendarium
In The Silmarillion, the name is spelled Nulukkizdîn; however, Christopher Tolkien has noted that in the original manuscript, his father used the spelling Nulukkhizdīn. It replaced an earlier spelling Nulukkhizidûn.[4]
Tolkien's later notes on the origin of Nargothrond give a different Dwarvish name, Nar(u)kuthûn, derived from a Dwarvish name of the Narog, *Naruka. Tolkien includes the words "of Petty-dwarves" between parentheses behind the mention of its Dwarvish origin.[5] Whether Tolkien ever intended to replace Nulukkhizdīn with Nar(u)kuthûn is unknown.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Helge Fauskanger, "Khuzdul", published at Ardalambion
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Cirth"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", "Of the Siege of Angband"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), page 47
