The Egladil, or the Angle in Westron, was the name given by the people of Lórien to their lands between the courses of the rivers Anduin and Celebrant.[1] A part of the Naith, Egladil was the most populated part of the country, where the tree-city of Caras Galadhon was to be found.[2][3]
On 16 February T.A. 3019,[4] a parting feast was held there when the Fellowship of the Ring departed Lothlórien[5].
Etymology
Egladil is a Sindarin name, which means "Elven-point"[6] or "Angle"[1]. Paul Strack suggests that it is a combination of the prefixal form Egla- of Eglan ("Forsaken (Elf)") and the lenited form of til ("point", "spike", "(sharp) horn", "ending").[7]
Other versions of the legendarium
In earlier drafts to The Lord of the Rings, the location was named Nelennas and Nelen, sometimes glossed as "Gore", which was part of the larger Narthas.[8]
Other candidate, and more specific, names were Calennel and Calendil, which is translated as "Green-tine" or "Green-spit".[9]
Christopher Tolkien notes a confusing fluidity in how his father alternated the names and their meanings, regarding the larger "Angle" region between the rivers, and the specific "Tongue" at their confluence.[10]
Portrayal in adaptations
2008: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The name "Egladil" is specifically applied to the eastern area of Lothlorien, directly bordering by the Anduin.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Lothlórien", p. 247
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Lothlórien", p. 350
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Mirror of Galadriel", p. 353
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years", entry for the year 3019, February 16, p. 1092
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien", p. 373
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, entry Egladil, p. 307
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Egladil loc.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 4 December 2024
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XII. Lothlórien", p. 236
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XIV. Farewell to Lórien", outline (b), p. 268
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XIV. Farewell to Lórien", note 5, pp. 287-8