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'''Ras Mewrim''' was a | '''Ras Mewrim''' was a headland on the coastline south-west of [[Eglarest]], in the land of the [[Falas]] in [[Beleriand]].<ref name=WJBeleriand>{{WJ|Beleriand}}, pp. 184, 190</ref> The name only appears in the later additions to the [[The Second 'Silmarillion' Map|Second 'Silmarillion' Map]]. | ||
'''Bar-in-Mŷl''', the "Home of the [[Gulls]]", was another name for the headland in the essay "[[Quendi and Eldar]]".<ref>{{WJ|Quendi}}, pp. 378-379</ref> The name was first typed '''Bar-in-Gwael''', but Tolkien later changed it to ''Bar-in-Mŷl'' and added the translation.<ref>{{WJ|Quendi}}, p. 418, note 8</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The [[Sindarin]] name ''Bar-in-Mŷl'' consists of ''[[bar]]'' ("home") and ''[[mŷl]]'' ("gulls"). | The [[Sindarin]] name ''Bar-in-Mŷl'' consists of ''[[bar]]'' ("home") and ''[[mŷl]]'' ("gulls"). | ||
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[[Category:Beleriand]] | [[Category:Beleriand]] | ||
[[Category:Capes]] | [[Category:Capes]] | ||
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[[fi:Ras Mewrim]] | [[fi:Ras Mewrim]] |
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Ras Mewrim was a headland on the coastline south-west of Eglarest, in the land of the Falas in Beleriand.[1] The name only appears in the later additions to the Second 'Silmarillion' Map.
Bar-in-Mŷl, the "Home of the Gulls", was another name for the headland in the essay "Quendi and Eldar".[2] The name was first typed Bar-in-Gwael, but Tolkien later changed it to Bar-in-Mŷl and added the translation.[3]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The Sindarin name Bar-in-Mŷl consists of bar ("home") and mŷl ("gulls").
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand its Realms (Chapter 11)", pp. 184, 190
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar", pp. 378-379
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar", p. 418, note 8