https://tolkiengateway.net/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=72.227.149.237Tolkien Gateway - User contributions [en]2026-06-10T12:54:30ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.41.1https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Borgil&diff=229428Borgil2013-04-27T12:49:08Z<p>72.227.149.237: </p>
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<div>'''Borgil''' was a bright red star near the constellation of [[Menelvagor]].<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref><br />
==Etymology==<br />
Borgil means "Steadfast Star" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[bôr]]'' "steadfast, trustworthy, faithful" and ''[[gil]]'' "star").{{fact}} It is generally accepted{{fact}} to be [[wikipedia:Aldebaran|Aldebaran]].<br />
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[[fi:Borgil]]</div>72.227.149.237https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Borgil&diff=229425Borgil2013-04-27T12:33:26Z<p>72.227.149.237: Undo revision 229424 by Morgan (talk) Is "generally accepted" better? Most sites say Borgil/Aldebaran follows Remmirath/Pleides and precedes Menelvagor/Orion. I just researched this and agree.</p>
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<div>'''Borgil''' was a bright red star in the constellation of [[Menelvagor]].<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref><br />
==Etymology==<br />
Borgil means "Steadfast Star" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[bôr]]'' "steadfast, trustworthy, faithful" and ''[[gil]]'' "star"). It is generally accepted to be [[wikipedia:Aldebaran|Aldebaran]].<br />
{{references}}<br />
{{cosmology}}<br />
[[Category:Stars]]<br />
[[Category:Sindarin names]]<br />
[[de:Borgil]]<br />
[[fi:Borgil]]</div>72.227.149.237https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Borgil&diff=229423Borgil2013-04-27T04:03:47Z<p>72.227.149.237: /* Etymology */ Aldebaran rises earlier in the evening than, and is twice as bright as, Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse is also a part of the constellation Orion, what Tolkien calls "Menelvagor".</p>
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<div>'''Borgil''' was a bright red star in the constellation of [[Menelvagor]].<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref><br />
==Etymology==<br />
Borgil means "Steadfast Star" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[bôr]]'' "steadfast, trustworthy, faithful" and ''[[gil]]'' "star"). It is commonly identified as [[wikipedia:Aldebaran|Aldebaran]].<br />
{{references}}<br />
{{cosmology}}<br />
[[Category:Stars]]<br />
[[Category:Sindarin names]]<br />
[[de:Borgil]]<br />
[[fi:Borgil]]</div>72.227.149.237