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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']], ''tark'' derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''tāra-khil'' ([[Sundocarme|roots]] [[TUR]] and [[KHIL]]).<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 364, 395</ref><ref group="note">''tarkil'' as related to the root [[KHIL]] also appears in a later manuscript, cf. {{PE|17}}, p. 101.</ref> It has been suggested that ''tarkil'' means "literally 'high follower' ([since] the [[Elves]] referred to Men as ''[[Men|followers]]'' because they were the [[Afterborn]] [[Children of Ilúvatar]])".<ref name=Arda/><ref group="note">Cf. [[ | In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']], ''tark'' derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''tāra-khil'' ([[Sundocarme|roots]] [[TUR]] and [[KHIL]]).<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 364, 395</ref><ref group="note">''tarkil'' as related to the root [[KHIL]] also appears in a later manuscript, cf. {{PE|17}}, p. 101.</ref> It has been suggested that ''tarkil'' means "literally 'high follower' ([since] the [[Elves]] referred to Men as ''[[Men|followers]]'' because they were the [[Afterborn]] [[Children of Ilúvatar]])".<ref name=Arda/><ref group="note">Cf. [[TUR]] for the connection to "high" and [[KHIL]] for the connection to "follower".</ref> | ||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | ==Other versions of the legendarium== |
Revision as of 22:13, 14 May 2011
tarkil is a Quenya word, used in the Common Tongue as a name for a Man of Númenórean descent.[1][2][3]
The Orcs corrupted the word, and used tark as an insulting term for a Gondorian.[1][2]
It has been suggested that tarkil also probably lies behind the meaning of the name of Tarcil, the sixth King of Arnor.[4]
Etymology
In the Etymologies, tark derives from Primitive Quendian tāra-khil (roots TUR and KHIL).[5][note 1] It has been suggested that tarkil means "literally 'high follower' ([since] the Elves referred to Men as followers because they were the Afterborn Children of Ilúvatar)".[4][note 2]
Other versions of the legendarium
In The Lord of the Rings, the word appears only in a footnote (added in the Allen & Unwin second edition, 1966) in Appendix F. However, at one time it was destined for more prominence: in the early drafts of the work, Aragorn himself is known as "the Tarkil", but this was changed to "the Dúnadan" in the published text.[2][6]
Notes
- ↑ tarkil as related to the root KHIL also appears in a later manuscript, cf. 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), p. 101.
- ↑ Cf. TUR for the connection to "high" and KHIL for the connection to "follower".
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 603
- ↑ 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), p. 101
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tarkil at The Encyclopedia of Arda (accessed 14 May 2011)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 364, 395
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, p. 8