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Avathar

2012-11-07T20:06:55Z

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'''Avathar''' or '''Avaþar''' ([[Vanyarin]] [[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈaβaθar]}}) was the dark strip of land at the feet of the southern [[Pelóri|Pelóri Mountains]] in [[Aman]]. It was the home of [[Ungoliant]] before she went to [[Middle-earth]] with [[Morgoth|Melkor]].<ref>{{S|Darkening}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name "Avathar" has conflicting translations. In "The Later [[Quenta Silmarillion]]" section of ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]'', [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] translates Avathar as "The Shadows" in "ancient" [[Quenya]]<ref>{{MR|P3II7}}, p. 284</ref> (this translation also appears in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''<ref>{{S|Index}}, ''Avathar''</ref>). However, in the "[[Quendi and Eldar]]" section of ''[[The War of the Jewels]]'', Tolkien states that Avathar has no [[Elvish]] translation, meaning that it must have been adapted from its [[Valarin]] name<ref>{{WJ|AD1}}, p. 404</ref> (however, in the Index to this book it still says "The Shadows" in a short description<ref>{{WJ|Index}}</ref>).

In the Quenya of the [[Noldor]], the name must have become '''Avasar''' (pron. {{IPA|[ˈavasar]}}) because of the loss of ''þ/th'' in Noldorin Quenya.{{fact}}

==Other versions of the legendarium==
In early versions of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', as shown in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'', the region where Ungoliant dwelt prior to the Darkening of Valinor was called ''Arvalin''.{{fact}}

==See also==
*[[Sindanórie]]

{{References}}
[[Category:Aman]]
[[Category:Quenya locations]]

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[[fi:Avathar]]
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/regions/aman/avathar]]

Avathar

2012-11-01T15:04:58Z

69.210.35.122:

'''Avathar''' or '''Avaþar''' ([[Vanyarin]] [[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈaβaθar]}}) was the dark strip of land at the feet of the southern [[Pelóri|Pelóri Mountains]] in [[Aman]]. It was the home of [[Ungoliant]] before she went to [[Middle-earth]] with [[Morgoth|Melkor]].<ref>{{S|Darkening}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name "Avathar" has conflicting translations. In "The Later [[Quenta Silmarillion]]" section of ''[[Morgoth's Ring]]'', [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] translates Avathar as "The Shadows" in "ancient" [[Quenya]]<ref>{{MR|P3II7}}, p. 284</ref> (this translation also appears in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''<ref>{{S|Index}}, ''Avathar''</ref>). However, in the "[[Quendi and Eldar]]" section of ''[[The War of the Jewels]]'', Tolkien states that Avathar has no [[Elvish]] translation, meaning that it must have been adapted from its [[Valarin]] name<ref>{{WJ|AD1}}, p. 404</ref> (however, in the Index to this book it still says "The Shadows" in a short description<ref>{{WJ|Index}}</ref>).

In the Quenya of the [[Noldor]], the name must have become '''Avasar''' (pron. {{IPA|[ˈavasar]}}) because of the loss of ''þ/th'' in Noldorin Quenya.

==Other versions of the legendarium==
In early versions of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', as shown in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'', the region where Ungoliant dwelt prior to the Darkening of Valinor was originally known as '''Arvalin'''.

==See also==
*[[Sindanórie]]

{{References}}
[[Category:Aman]]
[[Category:Quenya locations]]

[[de:Avathar]]
[[fi:Avathar]]
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/regions/aman/avathar]]