Turuhalmë, or the Logdrawing, was an Elvish holiday of Yule,[1] centered on the bringing in of wood to Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva to feed the Tale-fire, according to the earliest version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.[2]
As described by Lindo in the Cottage of Lost Play, it was a day of sports in the snow, and logs were drawn from the woods, followed by singing and drinking, after which tales were told around the Tale-fire. During this night, Eriol heard the tale of the Travail of the Noldoli from Ailios.[3]
Etymology
Turuhalmë is Qenya for "Logdrawing", from turu ("wood; mainly firewood") + halm ("drawing"). The Gnomish cognates, Duruchalmo(s) and Halm na-dhuruthon, were glossed as "Yule".[1] In the Gnomish Lexicon, it is said that the last term referred to the morning following the Yule night: Durufui or Tonfui.[4]
Other versions of the legendarium
Tolkien also considered the terms Halmadhurwion and Duruchalm in a note, but struck out Duruchalm.[5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, entry "Turuhalmë"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Index, entry "Turuhalmë"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "X. Gilfanon's Tale: The Travail of the Noldoli and the Coming of Mankind", pp. 229-30. Cf. also The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, p. 69
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 47
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "X. Gilfanon's Tale: The Travail of the Noldoli and the Coming of Mankind": "Notes and Commentary", p. 244, note 1