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'''Tinúviel''' is a [[Sindarin]] poetic term, though not a literal name, for the '[[Nightingale]]'. This name was first given to [[Lúthien]] of [[Doriath]] by [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] when he first saw her dancing in the forest. | '''Tinúviel''' is a [[Sindarin]] poetic term, though not a literal name, for the '[[Nightingale]]'. This name was first given to [[Lúthien]] of [[Doriath]] by [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] when he first saw her dancing in the forest. | ||
[[Image:Paula_DiSante_-_Nightingale.JPG|thumb|300px|''The Spell of the Nightingale'' by [[Paula DiSante]]]] | |||
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Revision as of 07:28, 25 December 2006
Tinúviel is a Sindarin poetic term, though not a literal name, for the 'Nightingale'. This name was first given to Lúthien of Doriath by Beren when he first saw her dancing in the forest.
The Spell of the Nightingale by Paula DiSante
