Elvenhome almost always refers to Eldamar (which is "Elvenhome" in the Elves' own tongue), the homeland of the Elves in Aman, which is its translation.[1][2]
The word also was a general term for a land inhabited by Elves. For example, an "Elvenhome" in the song about Beren and Lúthien referred to Doriath,[3] and an Elvenhome is mentioned in the Hobbit-poem The Hoard,[4] which referred to Nargothrond.[5]
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References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ 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. 20
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Knife in the Dark"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "The Hoard"
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth p.116, entry "Elvenhome"