Tarn Aeluin
| Tarn Aeluin | |
|---|---|
| Lake | |
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| "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
