Kelusindi

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Kelusindi was the name of a river in Sirnúmen, a place in Valinor where the Noldoli were banished, according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.[1]

Its source was known as Kapalinda.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name Kelusindi is in Qenya, being a combination of kelu(më) ("stream; fountain, spring") + sindi ("river").[2]

References

  1. 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, p. 257
  2. Paul Strack, "ᴱQ. Kelusindi loc.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 8 May 2022)