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'''Westernesse''' was a name in the [[Common Speech]] for the [[Númenor|Isle of Númenor]]. | '''Westernesse''' was a name in the [[Common Speech]] for the [[Númenor|Isle of Númenor]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The ending ''-ess'' (also in [[Elvenesse]]) was used in romance literature for fictional lands that had partly francized names. | The ending ''-ess'' (also in [[Elvenesse]]) was used in romance literature for fictional lands that had partly francized names (as in [[wikipedia:Lyonesse|Lyonesse]] in [[wikipedia:Matter of Britain|Arthurian legends]]).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, pp. 778-9</ref> | ||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
In the 13 century chivalric romance ''[[Wikipedia:King_Horn|King Horn]]'', [[Wikipedia:Westernesse|Westernesse]] is a kingdom ruled by "King Ailmar" and it is reached by ship by Horn. | In the 13 century chivalric romance ''[[Wikipedia:King_Horn|King Horn]]'', [[Wikipedia:Westernesse|Westernesse]] is a kingdom ruled by "King Ailmar" and it is reached by ship by Horn.<ref name="Nomen"/> | ||
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[[Category: Númenor]] | [[Category: Númenor]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/eaux/iles/anadune]] | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/eaux/iles/anadune]] | ||
Revision as of 10:29, 15 October 2010
Westernesse was a name in the Common Speech for the Isle of Númenor.
Etymology
The ending -ess (also in Elvenesse) was used in romance literature for fictional lands that had partly francized names (as in Lyonesse in Arthurian legends).[1]
Inspiration
In the 13 century chivalric romance King Horn, Westernesse is a kingdom ruled by "King Ailmar" and it is reached by ship by Horn.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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, pp. 778-9
