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| name=Tarn Aeluin | |||
| image=[[File:Elena Kukanova - Aeluin.jpg|250px]] | |||
| caption="Aeluin" by [[Elena Kukanova]] | |||
| pronun={{respell|eye|loo-een}} | |||
| othernames=Aeluin | |||
| location=Eastern [[Dorthonion]], south-west of [[Ladros]] | |||
| type=Lake | |||
| description=A lake of clear waters with wild heaths about it | |||
| regions= | |||
| towns= | |||
| inhabitants=[[Barahir's outlaws]] | |||
| created= | |||
| destroyed= | |||
| events=[[Massacre at Tarn Aeluin]] | |||
| gallery=Tarn Aeluin | |||
}} | |||
{{quote|But the waters of Tarn Aeluin were held in reverence, for they were clear and blue by day and by night were a mirror for the stars...|''[[Quenta Silmarillion]]'', "[[Of Beren and Lúthien]]"}} | |||
'''Tarn Aeluin''',<ref name="Beren">{{S|Beren}}</ref> sometimes referred to as just '''Aeluin''',<ref name=MR>{{MR|P4}}, p. 325</ref> was a clear blue mountain lake in the eastern highlands of [[Dorthonion]], southwest of [[Ladros]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> It was situated among wild heather hills, themselves surrounded by trackless and uninhabited forests and highland plains of heather. [[Alders|Alder-trees]] were known to grow beside the lake.<ref name="Beren"/> | |||
==History== | |||
Tarn Aeluin was said to have been hallowed by [[Melian]] the [[Maiar|Maia]].<ref name="Beren"/> | |||
When [[Aegnor]] saw the reflection of [[Andreth]] in Tarn Aeluin, he fell in love with her.<ref name=MR/> | |||
[[Barahir's outlaws]] hid from [[Morgoth|Morgoth's]] forces after the [[Dagor Bragollach]] and made their lair at Tarn Aeluin. There they remained hidden until they were betrayed by [[Gorlim]].<ref name="Beren"/> | |||
== Etymology == | |||
''Aeluin'' is clearly [[Sindarin]], being never glossed. [[Paul Strack]] explains it means "Blue Lake", from ''[[ael]]'' ("lake, pool") + ''[[luin]]'' ("blue").<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Paul Strack]]|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-2322146435.html|articlename=S. ''Aeluin'' loc.|website=Eldamo|accessed=24 May 2022}}</ref> ''Tarn'' is an [[Uncommon words|archaic English word]] meaning "mountain lake". | |||
== Other versions of the legendarium == | |||
According to the text in "[[The Complaint of Mîm the Dwarf]]", [[Mîm]], the last of the [[Petty-dwarves]], had made his first work of art at Tarn Aeluin during his youth: a flower with dew on it.<ref>''Klett- Cotta: Das erste Jahrzehnt 1977-1987: Ein Almanach'', "[[The Complaint of Mîm the Dwarf|Mîms Klage]]", pp. 302-305</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:36, 28 March 2023
Tarn Aeluin | |
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Lake | |
"Aeluin" by Elena Kukanova | |
General Information | |
Pronunciation | eye-loo-een |
Other names | Aeluin |
Location | Eastern Dorthonion, south-west of Ladros |
Type | Lake |
Description | A lake of clear waters with wild heaths about it |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Barahir's outlaws |
Events | Massacre at Tarn Aeluin |
Gallery | Images of Tarn Aeluin |
- "But the waters of Tarn Aeluin were held in reverence, for they were clear and blue by day and by night were a mirror for the stars..."
- ― Quenta Silmarillion, "Of Beren and Lúthien"
Tarn Aeluin,[1] sometimes referred to as just Aeluin,[2] was a clear blue mountain lake in the eastern highlands of Dorthonion, southwest of Ladros.[3] It was situated among wild heather hills, themselves surrounded by trackless and uninhabited forests and highland plains of heather. Alder-trees were known to grow beside the lake.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Tarn Aeluin was said to have been hallowed by Melian the Maia.[1]
When Aegnor saw the reflection of Andreth in Tarn Aeluin, he fell in love with her.[2]
Barahir's outlaws hid from Morgoth's forces after the Dagor Bragollach and made their lair at Tarn Aeluin. There they remained hidden until they were betrayed by Gorlim.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Aeluin is clearly Sindarin, being never glossed. Paul Strack explains it means "Blue Lake", from ael ("lake, pool") + luin ("blue").[4] Tarn is an archaic English word meaning "mountain lake".
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
According to the text in "The Complaint of Mîm the Dwarf", Mîm, the last of the Petty-dwarves, had made his first work of art at Tarn Aeluin during his youth: a flower with dew on it.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth", p. 325
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Aeluin loc.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 24 May 2022)
- ↑ Klett- Cotta: Das erste Jahrzehnt 1977-1987: Ein Almanach, "Mîms Klage", pp. 302-305