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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Winid-haria is a [[Gothic]] name meaning "pasture-armyman" or "[[Wikipedia: | Winid-haria is a [[Gothic]] name meaning "pasture-armyman" or "[[Wikipedia:Wends|Winidas]]-armyman". | ||
''Winidas'' (in [[Old English]]) were | The Wends or ''Winidas'' (in [[Old English]]) were a Slavic people who dwelt inside Germanic territories. A possible analogy of the ''Winidas'' within the legendarium could be the [[Middle Men]] who belonged to [[Gondor]], a suitable reference for the [[Northmen]]. | ||
Note that it should be pronounced as Vinit-harya (as in ''plot-hole''), and '''not''' as **Viniþarya. | Note that it should be pronounced as Vinit-harya (as in ''plot-hole''), and '''not''' as **Viniþarya. | ||
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[[Category:Third Age characters]] | |||
[[de:Eldacar (König von Gondor)]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hommes/3a/dunedain/gondoriens/eldacar]] | |||
[[fi:Vinitharya]] |
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