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'''Alcarinquë''' was a name of one of the [[stars]] in [[Arda]].<ref name=SI>{{S|Index}}</ref> | '''Alcarinquë''' was a name of one of the [[stars]] in [[Arda]].<ref name=SI>{{S|Index}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In the distant past, at the time of the awakening of the [[Elves]], [[Varda]] added many brilliant stars | In the distant past, at the time of the awakening of the [[Elves]], [[Varda]] added many brilliant stars to the heavens using the shimmering dews of [[Telperion]] the Silver Tree.<ref name="Captivity">{{S|Captivity}}</ref> Among these were the familiar star-patterns we still know today, and other lights that were not truly stars. Among these was ''Alcarinquë'' - the planet we know as [[Wikipedia:Jupiter|Jupiter]].<ref name=MRS/> | ||
''Alcarinquë'' would likely have been the brightest object in the skies at that time | ''Alcarinquë'' would likely have been the brightest object in the skies at that time. When Varda created Alcarinquë and the other new lights the Elves first awoke.<ref name="Captivity"/> It was not until the Elves had been to [[Aman]] and the [[Noldor]] were returning to [[Middle-earth]] that the Moon and the Sun were created<ref>{{S|Sun}}</ref> and Venus - the [[Silmarils|Silmaril]] of [[Eärendil]] - was not placed in the heavens until much later.<ref>{{S|Earendil}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:25, 17 August 2019
Alcarinquë was a name of one of the stars in Arda.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
In the distant past, at the time of the awakening of the Elves, Varda added many brilliant stars to the heavens using the shimmering dews of Telperion the Silver Tree.[2] Among these were the familiar star-patterns we still know today, and other lights that were not truly stars. Among these was Alcarinquë - the planet we know as Jupiter.[3]
Alcarinquë would likely have been the brightest object in the skies at that time. When Varda created Alcarinquë and the other new lights the Elves first awoke.[2] It was not until the Elves had been to Aman and the Noldor were returning to Middle-earth that the Moon and the Sun were created[4] and Venus - the Silmaril of Eärendil - was not placed in the heavens until much later.[5]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Alcarinquë (or Alkarinque) is a Quenya name meaning "The Glorious",[1][3] likely derived from the Quenya adjective alcarinqua ("glorious").[6][7][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Index: Star-names", p. 435
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Author's Notes to Quendi and Eldar", p. 412 (note 21)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 24
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 348
Middle-earth Cosmology | |
Constellations | Anarríma · Durin's Crown · Menelmacar · Remmirath · Soronúmë · Telumendil · Valacirca · Wilwarin |
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Stars | Alcarinquë · Borgil · Carnil · Elemmírë · Helluin · Luinil · Lumbar · Morwinyon · Nénar · Star of Eärendil · Til |
The Airs | Aiwenórë · Fanyamar · Ilmen · Menel · Vaiya · Veil of Arda · Vista |
Narsilion | Arien · Moon (Isil, Ithil, Rána) · Sun (Anar, Anor, Vása) · Tilion |
See also | Abyss · Arda · Circles of the World · Eä · Timeless Halls · Two Lamps · Two Trees · Void |