Elen síla lúmenn’ omentielvo is a Quenya greeting used by Frodo in the first meeting with Gildor Inglorion. It translates as "A star shines on the hour of our meeting".[1]
Without the vocal assimilation it would be Elen síla lúmenna omentielvo, which Tolkien also translates as "A star shines upon the hour of the meeting of our ways".[2]
Someone asked J.R.R. Tolkien what was The Lord of the Rings about, if it was an "allegory", and he explained him that he was just trying to create a situation where Elen síla lúmenn’ omentielmo would be a common greeting, and that the phrase long antedated the book. (The letter gives the form omentielmo, which was the early form used in the first edition).[3]
Portrayal in adaptations
2024: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, S2.E4 - Eldest:
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References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company", p. 81
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: A. The principal linguistic elements concerned", p. 367
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 205, (dated 21 February 1958), p. 265