Over-heaven
From Tolkien Gateway
In Elvish cosmology, Over-heaven was the highest of several levels of 'airs', the domain of the stars far above Arda. Beneath them the Sun and Moon travelled through the sky. This highest level of the heavens was known to the Elves as Ilmen (and also by the poetic name Tarmenel).
Over-heaven is a name used by Peregrin Took.[1] It means the same as Quenya Menel ('Heaven') or Tarmenel 'High Heaven'. Over-heaven is a word translated from Westron to English, based on Old Norse uphiminn.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Palantír".
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 774 s.v. Over-heaven, cf. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 439.
