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Tolkiendil (Tolkien society)

2024-08-05T21:55:13Z

Zelphalya: Change of "L'Equipe de Tolkiendil" to "L'Association Tolkiendil"

'''L'Association Tolkiendil''' is a [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien society]] in France founded in [[2003]].<ref>http://www.tolkiendil.com/asso</ref> This non-profit organization is dedicated to promoting J.R.R. Tolkien’s works in French-speaking countries.

==Publications==
Publications include ''[[L'Arc et le Heaume]]''. Tolkiendil organizes various Tolkien events and also attends Fantasy related events throughout the year.
==External links==
*'''[http://www.tolkiendil.com/ Official website]'''
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Aman

2010-07-28T08:39:18Z

Zelphalya: fr

{{location
| image=[[Image:Ted Nasmith - The Shores of Valinor.jpg|300px]]
| name=Aman
| othernames=Frequently generalized as [[Valinor]]
| etymology=[[Q.]] "Blessed Realm" or "Free from Evil"
| type=Continent
| location=West of [[Belegaer]]
| inhabitants=[[Valar]], [[Vanyar]], [[Noldor]], [[Teleri]]
| realms=
| description=Beautiful realm split by the [[Pelóri]]
| events=[[Flight of the Noldor]], death of the [[Two Trees]]
| references=''[[The Silmarillion]]''
|}}{{Pronounce|Aman.mp3|Ardamir}}
'''Aman''' ("Blessed Realm" or "Free from Evil" in [[Quenya]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈaman]}}) is a continent that lies to the west of [[Middle-earth]], across the great ocean [[Belegaer]]. It is the home of the [[Valar]], and three kindreds of [[Elves]]: the [[Vanyar]], some of the [[Noldor]], and some of the [[Teleri]]. The island of [[Tol Eressëa]] lies just off the eastern shore.

Upon the destruction of [[Almaren]] in very ancient times, the Valar fled to Aman, and there established the realm of [[Valinor]].
==Description==
Seeking to isolate themselves, they raised a great mountain fence, called the [[Pelóri]], on the eastern coast; the highest of them was [[Taniquetil]], on the peak of which was the throne of [[Manwe]] and [[Varda]]. They later set the [[Enchanted Isles]] in the ocean to prevent travelers by sea from reaching Aman.

For reasons unknown, the Valar left two lands outside the wall of the Pelóri: [[Araman]] to the northeast and [[Avathar]] to the southeast. [[Ungoliant]], a great spider of unknown origin, had managed to escape notice in Avathar.

Aman was connected to the north with Middle-earth via the narrow straits of the [[Helcaraxe]], a road that was taken by Melkor and later [[Fëanor]] when leaving for [[Beleriand]].

==History==
The [[Elves]] who arrived to Aman in the Years of the Trees were called Amanyar or [[Calaquendi]] because they saw the light of the Two Trees. The Valar opened a cleft between the Pelóri, the [[Calacirya]], so that the Light reached the Elves in their lands and cities, [[Eldamar]], [[Tirion]], [[Alqualondë]] and [[Tol Eressëa]].

After the Exile of Feanor, the [[Noldor]] were not allowed to return to Valinor, and it was hidden from the Mortal lands. The Valar raised the Pelóri more, fortified Calacirya and raised the Enchanted Isles in the [[Shadowy Seas]]. There have been many attempts to reach the Undying Lands from Beleriand by ships, of which only [[Voronwë of Gondolin|Voronwë]] Aranwion survived; it is told that maybe [[Tuor]] was, alone of the mortals, allowed to find Aman before his son [[Eärendil]].

Eärendil was the first known navigator to succeed in passing the [[Isles of Enchantment]], guided by the light of the [[Silmaril]], who came to Valinor to seek the aid of the Valar against Melkor, now called ''Morgoth''. His quest was successful, the Valar went to war again, and also decided to remove the Isles.

After the [[War of Wrath]] and the destruction of Beleriand, Aman was no more connected to Middle-earth by the Helcaraxë but could be reached by the ships of the Elves.

Soon after this, the great island of [[Númenor]] was raised out of Belegaer, close to the shores of Aman, and the Three Houses of the [[Edain]] were brought to live there. Henceforth, they were called the [[Dúnedain]], and were blessed with many gifts by the Valar and the Elves of Tol Eressëa. The Valar feared—rightly—that the [[Númenóreans]] would seek to enter Aman to gain immortality (even though a mortal in Aman remains mortal), so they forbade them from sailing west of the westernmost promontory of Númenor. In time, and not without some corrupting help from [[Sauron]], the Númenóreans violated the [[Ban of the Valar]], and sailed to Aman with a great army under the command of [[Ar-Pharazôn]] the Golden. The Valar collapsed a part of the Pelóri on this army, trapping it but not killing it. It is said that the army still lives underneath the pile of rock.

In light of this new development, the Valar decided to again isolate themselves from the other lands by a decisive method. The flat [[Arda]] was cloven in two, and made the rest round, so that a mariner sailing west along Eärendil's route would simply emerge in the far east. For the Elves, however, they crafted a [[Straight Road]] that peels away from the curvature of the earth and passes to Aman. A very few non-Elves are known to have passed along this road, including [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Bilbo Baggins]], and possibly [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Gimli]].

==Etymology==
Aman derives from the [[sundocarmë]] A-[[MAN]] through the Intensification of its [[sundóma]]. From the same root also comes the name ''[[Manwë]]''.

Aman was also called the Ancient West, Blessed Realm and the Undying Lands or just [[Valinor]]. In [[Adûnaic]] it was called ''Thâni anAmân'' or ''[[Amatthâni]]''.

==Immortality==
There has been some debate whether the protagonists who sailed in the West became immortal or not. [[Robert Foster]] in his foreword to ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'' says that he did not provide death dates for those characters "for they still live". In reality, the Undying Lands were called like that because immortals dwelled in them, not because they granted immortality, something which becomes clear in the ''[[Akallabêth]]''.

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*[http://tolkien.slimy.com/faq/History.html#MortalsWest Did Frodo and the other mortals who passed over the Sea eventually die?]
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Ainur

2010-07-28T08:36:29Z

Zelphalya: fr

{{Pronounce|Ainur.mp3|Ardamir}}
The '''Ainur''' (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈaɪnur]}}; singular '''Ainu''') were the 'Holy Ones', the first beings created by [[Ilúvatar]], the 'order' of the [[Valar]] and [[Maiar]], made before [[Eä]].

==Origins of the Ainur==
The Ainur were the first, and mightiest, beings created by [[Ilúvatar]] before the beginning of the World. The Ainur were the 'offspring of [[Ilúvatar]]'s thought', and each was given understanding only of that part of the mind of Ilúvatar from which they came. The exception to this was Melkor, the greatest of the Ainur, who had a part of the gifts of all the others.

The Ainur were 'kindled with the [[Flame Imperishable]]', which can be taken to mean that they were granted free will by their creator. Ilúvatar instructed them in music, until he brought them together to make the [[Music of the Ainur]]; the great song that created the Vision of Ilúvatar and ultimately the real World.

==The Ainur and the World==
Through the Music of the Ainur, Ilúvatar created a Vision of the World, and explained much of its nature and destiny to them - so the Ainur have much knowledge of the World, but are not omniscient. Then, [[Ilúvatar]] granted the World true being. Many of the mighty Ainur desired to descend into it and form it in readiness for the coming of the [[Children of Ilúvatar]] ([[Elves]] and [[Men]]). Fourteen of these great Ainur became the [[Valar]], or Powers of Arda. The fifteenth, [[Melkor]], turned aside from that path and became the first Dark Lord. The many lesser Ainur that accompanied the Valar into [[Arda]] are known as [[Maiar]].

Those Ainur who entered the World at its beginning remain bound to it until its end. Though Melkor and his followers like [[Sauron|Mairon]], were eventually thrown into the Void by the others, he is prophesied to return before the end. Little is known of the ultimate future of the Ainur, even by themselves, but it is said that, after the great battle at the end of the World, they will make a Second, even greater, Music with the [[Children of Ilúvatar]].

The Ainur are angelic beings, nonetheless they do possess gender. Those who later descended to Arda took on common male and female forms to appear to the Elves in, and have an inherent male or female gender even when formless. This is because their gender is based on their being, which is independent of any physical form they may assume.

==Nature of the Ainur==
The Ainur are [[fëa]]r and are [[immortal]], but unlike the [[Children of Ilúvatar]], they do not actually need [[hröa]]r. Nevertheless, they can take tangible physical form, but this is a manifestation of their spirit and they do not technically have bodies the way [[Elves]] and [[Men]] do. As such, an Ainu cannot quite be killed. However, Ainur's spirits can be weakened, in ways that hinder their ability to take shapes, influence the world, or even affect the world at all.

For example, [[Sauron]]'s spirit was repeatedly weakened by successive damage in the [[Downfall of Númenor]], his defeat in the [[War of the Last Alliance]], and finally with the destruction of the [[One Ring]]. None of these things killed Sauron outright. But the Downfall of Númenor destroyed his ability to take fair form, the War of the Last Alliance destroyed his ability to take ''physical'' form, and finally the destruction of the One Ring broke his ability to affect the world at all, reducing his spirit to a state that could no longer do harm.

A similar fate faced [[Saruman]] when he was murdered by [[Gríma]]—because of his evil deeds, his spirit was allowed to fade as Sauron's spirit faded.

But when [[Gandalf]] was killed by [[Durin's Bane]], not only was he brought back, but his spirit was significantly restrengthened into an even more powerful form, [[Gandalf]].

[[Melkor]] though was the most powerful of the Ainur (greater than the rest of the Valar combined), and his spirit, instead of fading away, was exiled from [[Arda]] altogether through the [[Door of Night]] into the [[Void]]. The Vala [[Mandos]] prophesied that Melkor would return at the [[Dagor Dagorath]] in Arda's last days, and would revive the spirits of Sauron, [[Gothmog (Lord of Balrogs)|Gothmog]] and all his former servants for one final confrontation against the Valar and the Children of Ilúvatar.

==The Line of Melian==
One of the [[Maiar]] named [[Melian]], alone of all the Ainur, wedded an [[Elves|Elf]], King Elu [[Thingol]] of [[Doriath]]. From her, a strain of the Ainur entered the bloodlines of the [[Elves]] and [[Men]], passed down through generations. [[Elrond]] and [[Elros]] were Melian's descendants as well as the [[Kings of Númenor]] and their heirs.

==Etymology==
The word Ainu is [[Quenya]] and is related to words for 'holiness' such as ''[[aina]]''; the female form (for beings like Melian or [[Arien|Árien]], is given as '''Aini'''.

Supposedly it is derived from the original [[Valarin]] word for Ainur which was '''Ayanûz'''.

They are also referred to as Great Ones or Holy Ones.

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Aikanáro

2010-07-28T08:35:57Z

Zelphalya: fr

'''Aikanáro''' (pron. [ˌa͡ɪkaˈnaːro]) is [[Aegnor]]'s original [[Amilessë|mother-name]], meaning "Fell Fire" in [[Quenya]]
==Etymology==
''[[aica]]'' = "fell, dire", ''[[nár (Quenya)|nár]]'' = "fire", and -o = pronominal suffix.
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Agathurush

2010-07-28T07:16:31Z

Zelphalya: fr

'''Agathurush''' is the [[Adûnaic]] name for [[Gwathló]], a river in middle [[Eriador]].
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Aegnor

2010-07-28T07:14:31Z

Zelphalya: fr

{{youmay|the Noldo of the First Age|the Elf usually called "[[Figwit]]"}}
{{noldor infobox
| image=[[Image:Marya Filatova - Aikanaro.jpg|250px]]
| name=Aegnor
| quenya=[[fn]] ''[[Ambaráto]]'' ([[Amilessë|mn]] ''[[Aikanáro]]'').
| titles=Guardian of [[Dorthonion]] with [[Angrod]].
| birth=[[Years of the Trees|Y.T.]] in [[Tirion]].
| realm=[[Dorthonion]].
| death=[[First Age 455|F.A. 455]] at the [[Dagor Bragollach]].
| age=At least 550.
| parentage=[[Finarfin]] + [[Eärwen]].
| spouse=In love with [[Andreth]], but never married.
| children=None.
| gender=Male.
| hair=Golden.
| ref=''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]'', ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]''
|}}
'''Aegnor''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈa͡ɛɡnor]}}) was a son of [[Finarfin]] and a Lord of the [[Noldor]]. He was terrible in battle, seemingly having a fire in his eyes<ref>''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]''</ref>, and his golden hair was stiff and straight. Even at a young age this was noticeable, though he was also known to be a very generous and noble spirit.
==History==
Aegnor was the elder brother of [[Galadriel]] and the younger brother of [[Finrod Felagund]] and [[Angrod]]. He followed the Exiles under the host of [[Fingolfin]] with his brother Angrod, because of his friendship with [[Fingon]].

He settled with his brother on the northern slopes of [[Dorthonion]], where, in the reflection of [[Aeluin]], he saw young [[Andreth]] and they fell in love with each other. However he could not return her love during the [[Siege of Angband]], since according to the law of the Eldar, no marriages happen during time of war. It is said that because of her sake, he would not take any Elven bride.

Together with Angrod he held the highlands of [[Dorthonion]] against [[Morgoth]]. Aegnor and Angrod were both slain in the [[Dagor Bragollach]] by the flames from [[Thangorodrim]].

It was partially his death that brought about the memorable conversation titled ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]''.

== Etymology ==
Aegnor's [[Amilessë|mother-name]] was '''''[[Aikanáro]]''''' (pron. {{IPA|[ˌa͡ɪkaˈnaːro]}}), meaning "Fell Fire" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[aica]]'' = "fell, dire", ''[[Nár (Quenya)|nár]]'' = "fire", and ''-o'' = pronominal suffix).

Like many mother-names, his name was prophetic, a reference to his valiance in battle. His [[father-name]] was '''''[[Ambaráto]]''''' (pron. {{IPA|[ˌambaˈraːto]}}), meaning "Champion of Doom" (from ''[[ambar]]'' = "doom" and ''[[aráto]]'' = "champion"). ''Aegnor'' is the [[Sindarin]] version of his mother-name.

== Genealogy ==
[[Finarfin]] = [[Eärwen]]
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[[Finrod]] [[Angrod]] '''AEGNOR''' [[Galadriel]]
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[[Orodreth of Nargothrond|Orodreth]]
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[[Gil-galad]], last [[High King of the Noldor]]

==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
Early writings refer to an '''''Egnor''''', who in some stories a [[Gnome]] and father of [[Beren Erchamion]], and in others a son of Finrod that fell during the [[Siege of Angband]].

==See Also==
*[[:Category:Images of Aegnor|Images of Aegnor]]

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Adurant

2010-07-28T07:12:23Z

Zelphalya: fr

The river '''Adurant''' was the southernmost of the seven rivers of [[Ossiriand]] marking its southern boundary.

ran from southern [[Ered Luin]] into the river [[Gelion]], marking the southern boundary of [[Ossiriand]].

==Etymology==
The name means ''Doublestream'' (from ''[[adu]]'' "double" and ''[[rant]]'' "course") in [[Sindarin]], referring to a parting of the river about the isle of [[Tol Galen]].

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Adalbert Bolger

2010-07-28T07:11:21Z

Zelphalya: fr

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| image=
| name=Adalbert Bolger
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| birth=[[Third Age 2901|S.R. 1301]]
| death=[[Third Age 2997|S.R. 1397]]
| parentage=[[Rudibert Bolger]] and [[Amethyst Hornblower]]
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
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'''Adalbert Bolger''' was the son of [[Rudibert Bolger]] and [[Amethyst Hornblower]]. He was born in 1301 of the [[Shire Reckoning]] and died in 1397. He married [[Gerda Boffin]] and they had a son, [[Filibert Bolger]] in 1342.

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Forums:Interwiki

2008-05-27T05:37:20Z

Zelphalya:

<div style="background: #eee; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px">'''[[Main Page|Tolkien Gateway]] > [[Forum:Council|Council]] > {{PAGENAME}}'''</div> [[Category:Council]]


10-4-07 - Interwiki links now added for Ardapedia (German) and Kontu (Finnish).

- What about the Slovak Tolkien-wiki? They might be happy to join in the co-operation. Here is the user page of their sysop, [http://ardapedia.panprstenov.com/wiki/Redaktor:Embuck Embuck]. I just found this Ardapedia - Otvorená Tolkien Encyklopédia, and I think that they, and all possible Tolkien-wikis around the world, should be lured into co-operation with TG, German Ardapedia, and Finnish Kontuwiki. Who knows other T-Wikis? English-German-Finnish community should be only the beginning of a beautiful friendship... --Tik 02:24, 12 November 2007 (EST)

: Hello English speakers :P I began to add links from Tolkiendil to Tolkien Gateway and I thought it could be interesting that I add links on both sides at the same time (our wiki is closed, only members can edit). So I tried here [http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Aeglos_%28spear%29] but it doesn't seems to work, can you help ? Thank you ! ;) - [[User:Zelphalya|Zelphalya]] 17:50, 26 May 2008 (EDT)

::Hey there Zelphalya. Unfortunately it looks like the MediaWiki software has trouble with the colons in the URL, however I believe this is fixed in the latest version of MW which we will be upgrading to shortly. As interwiki links can be tedious to add, I think we may want to automate the task with a bot, as long as we have the Tolkiendil article title and the equivalent Tolkien Gateway title, it shouldn't be too difficult. Keep up the great work at Tolkiendil, and I've added you to MSN. I'll let you know as soon as the colon issue is resolved. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 18:29, 26 May 2008 (EDT)

:::The issue has been resolved and it's working properly now at [[Aeglos (spear)]] :) --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 18:33, 26 May 2008 (EDT)

:::: Great ! Thank you ! ;) [[User:Zelphalya|Zelphalya]] 01:37, 27 May 2008 (EDT)

Forums:Interwiki

2008-05-26T21:50:23Z

Zelphalya: Interwiki links with Tolkiendil

Aeglos (spear)

2008-05-26T21:36:08Z

Zelphalya: try to make an interwiki link to Tolkiendil

''(See also [[Aeglos (plant)|Aeglos, a type of plant]])''

[[Image:Gil-galad wielding Aeglos.jpg|thumb|Gil-galad wielding Aeglos in [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]]]
'''Aeglos''' was the name for the spear of [[Gil-galad]] which was greatly feared by the enemy. It was broken when Gil-galad fell in combat against [[Sauron]] himself, on the slopes of [[Mount Doom]] [[Second Age 3431|S.A. 3431]].

The spear is also spelled ''Aiglos'' in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', but according to ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', ''Aeglos'' is in fact the more correct spelling.

==Etymology==
''Aeglos'' means "snow-point" or "icicle". The element ''aeg'' means "point" from ''AYAK'', "sharp, pointed". The element ''los'' means "snow".

==References==
* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Council of Elrond]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]''
** [[Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age]]
** Appendix - Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names
** Index: Aeglos (definition)
* ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', [[The Etymologies]]
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]''
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