Over-heaven is a name used by Peregrin Took.[1] It means the same as Quenya Menel 'Heaven' or Tarmenel 'High Heaven'. Over-heaven is a word translated from Westron to English, based on Old Norse uphiminn.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Palantír".
- ↑ 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, p. 774 s.v. Over-heaven, cf. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 439.