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'''Uin''' was a great [[whales|whale]] in the service of [[Ulmo]], who he used to drag [[Tol Eressëa]] towards [[Valinor]] in the earlier versions of the [[legendarium]]. Uin also pulled Ulmo's [[fishy cart]].<ref>{{HM|LT1}}</ref> Uin does not appear in any later version of the legendarium,<ref group=note>In [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s ''[[Roverandom]]'' tale dating from [[1925]], a whale also named Uin appears.</ref> and his role seems to have been merged with Ulmo himself.
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'''Uin''' was a great [[whales|whale]] according to the early version of the [[legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''. A host of great whales centering Uin was in the service of [[Ulmo]], being used to drag [[Tol Eressëa]] towards [[Valinor]]. Uin also pulled Ulmo's fishy cart,<ref>{{LT1|III}}, p. 85</ref> and he is said to be the "Primeval Whale"<ref name=Appendix>{{LT1|Appendix}}, entries "Ónen", "Uin"</ref> or the "''oldest of the Right Whales''".<ref>{{HM|R}}, [Chapter] 4</ref>
 
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
In the ''Gnomish Lexicon'', the word ''uin'' means "whale". The original meaning of ''uin'' seems to have been "wave". Another [[Gnomish]] word for whale was ''uimoth'', "sheep of the waves" (incorporating ''[[moth]]'').<ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}</ref><ref>{{PE|11}}</ref>
In the ''Gnomish Lexicon'', the word ''uin'' means "whale". The original meaning of ''uin'' seems to have been "wave". Another [[Gnomish]] word for whale was ''uimoth'' ("sheep of the waves"), incorporating ''[[moth]]''.<ref name=Appendix>{{LT1|Appendix}}, entries "Ónen", "Uin"</ref><ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 74</ref> In [[Qenya]], ''Uin'' is given as "a fish, the privemal whale".<ref>{{PE|12}}, p. 97</ref>
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==In other stories==
[[Uin]] is a character in Tolkien's ''[[Roverandom]]''. In the story, written down in [[1927]], the great whale Uin takes the enchanted dog [[Rover|Roverandom]] (formerly known as Rover) to and from the Deep Blue Sea to visit the wizard [[Artaxerxes]].<ref name="Roverandom"/>{{rp|25}} Whilst staying with the mer-people, Uin takes Roverandom on adventures through the seas: Uin takes Roverandom through the [[Shadowy Seas]] to the [[Bay of Eldamar|Bay of Fairyland]] beyond the [[Enchanted Isles|Magic Isles]] where Rover saw the [[Pelóri|Mountains of Elvenhome]] and the light of Faery. Roverandom thought he could see the white glint of [[Tirion|a city of Elves]] on a [[Túna|green hill]] far away in the distance.<ref name="Roverandom">{{HM|R}}</ref>{{rp|73-4}}
 
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Uin
Right Whale
Alan Lee - Uin.jpg
"Uin" by Alan Lee as a humpback whale
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AffiliationUlmo
Notable fordragging Tol Eressëa to Valinor
Physical Description
RaceRight Whale
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Uin

Uin was a great whale according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales. A host of great whales centering Uin was in the service of Ulmo, being used to drag Tol Eressëa towards Valinor. Uin also pulled Ulmo's fishy cart,[1] and he is said to be the "Primeval Whale"[2] or the "oldest of the Right Whales".[3]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

In the Gnomish Lexicon, the word uin means "whale". The original meaning of uin seems to have been "wave". Another Gnomish word for whale was uimoth ("sheep of the waves"), incorporating moth.[2][4] In Qenya, Uin is given as "a fish, the privemal whale".[5]

In other stories[edit | edit source]

Uin is a character in Tolkien's Roverandom. In the story, written down in 1927, the great whale Uin takes the enchanted dog Roverandom (formerly known as Rover) to and from the Deep Blue Sea to visit the wizard Artaxerxes.[6]:25 Whilst staying with the mer-people, Uin takes Roverandom on adventures through the seas: Uin takes Roverandom through the Shadowy Seas to the Bay of Fairyland beyond the Magic Isles where Rover saw the Mountains of Elvenhome and the light of Faery. Roverandom thought he could see the white glint of a city of Elves on a green hill far away in the distance.[6]:73-4

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "III. The Coming of the Valar and the Building of Valinor", p. 85
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, entries "Ónen", "Uin"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Christina Scull, Wayne G. Hammond (eds.), Roverandom, [Chapter] 4
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 74
  5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 97
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien; Christina Scull, Wayne G. Hammond (eds.), Roverandom
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