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{{quote| | {{quote|Sinomë maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' '''Ambar-metta'''!|[[Oath of Elendil]]}} | ||
'''Ambar-metta''' is the [[Quenya]] term that refers to [[the End]] of the [[ | '''Ambar-metta''' is the [[Quenya]] term that refers to [[the End]] of the World. | ||
It is mostly known as was part of a line used by [[Elendil]] upon his arrival to [[Middle-earth]], declaring "''In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the [[Arda|world]]''". [[Aragorn|Elessar]] would later use this line at his [[Coronation of Elessar|coronation]].<ref>{{RK|VI5}}, p. 967</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Ambar-metta'', meaning "World's-end", is a composition of two [[Quenya]] words, ''[[ambar]]'' | ''Ambar-metta'', meaning "World's-end", is a composition of two [[Quenya]] words, ''[[ambar]]'' ("world") and ''[[metta]]'' ("end").<ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, p. 105</ref> The alternate form '''''ambarmetta''''' was used in one of the sentences related to the ''[[Alcar mi tarmenel na Erun]]''.<ref>{{VT|44c}}, pp. 33, 36</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 17 April 2022
- "Sinomë maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta!"
- ― Oath of Elendil
Ambar-metta is the Quenya term that refers to the End of the World.
It is mostly known as was part of a line used by Elendil upon his arrival to Middle-earth, declaring "In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world". Elessar would later use this line at his coronation.[1]
Etymology
Ambar-metta, meaning "World's-end", is a composition of two Quenya words, ambar ("world") and metta ("end").[2] The alternate form ambarmetta was used in one of the sentences related to the Alcar mi tarmenel na Erun.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Steward and the King", p. 967
- ↑ 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. 105
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Alcar mi Tarmenel na Erun: The Gloria in Excelsis Deo in Quenya" (edited by Arden R. Smith), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 44, June 2002, pp. 33, 36
