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Maeglin (chapter)

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'''Maeglin''' is a chapter in the book [[The War of the Jewels]], eleventh of [[The History of Middle-earth]] series.

In this chapter, [[Christopher Tolkien]] describes how his [[J.R.R. Tolkien|father]] wrote the story of [[Aredhel|Isfin]], or Aredhel, her husband, [[Eöl]], and their son, [[Maeglin]]. In this chapter, Christopher Tolkien talked about the manuscript and the process through which the story of Maeglin was constructed.<ref name=":0">J. R. R. Tolkien, [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed), [[The War of the Jewels]], Part Three, Chapter III.</ref>

After this, Christopher Tolkien breaks down the story, detailing how J. R. R. Tolkien changed the manuscripts, editing names and histories. He notes that much was editing in Eöl's history and how J. R. R. Tolkien had to edit the maps he had previously created.<ref name=":0" />

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Ilurambar

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Walls of the World

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{{quote|...as the song of the lark that rises from the [[Door of Night|gates of night]] and pours its voice among the dying [[stars]], seeing the [[sun]] behind the walls of the world...|[[Of Beren and Lúthien]], ''[[The Silmarillion]]''}}

The '''Walls of the World''' were the walls that surrounded [[Arda]].<ref>{{HM|Guide}}</ref> It is not clear what lay beyond them and what they separated.

[[Nienna]]'s [[Halls of Nienna|halls]] that were "west of [[West]], upon the borders of the world", had windows that looked outward from the walls of the world.<ref>{{S|Vala}}</ref> 

After he was defeated in the [[War of Wrath]], [[Morgoth]] was cast outside the Walls, through the [[Door of Night]], to the [[Void|Timeless Void]], and ever since they are guarded.<ref>{{S|Earendil}}</ref><ref>{{SM|Q19}}, p. 164</ref> 

==Other versions of the legendarium==
{{quote|They are as ice and glass and steel, being above all imagination of the [[Elves|Children of Earth]] cold, transparent, and hard. They cannot be seen, nor can they be passed, save by the [[Door of Night]].|[[Rúmil of Tirion]], ''The [[Ambarkanta]]''<ref name=Ambarkanta>{{SM|5b}}</ref>{{rp|235}}}}

In earlier versions of the cosmology such as as the [[Ambarkanta]], the Walls of the World were called the '''Ilurambar''' ([[Qenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˌiluˈrambar]}}) (q.v.) in [[Qenya]] and they bounded the layer of [[Vaiya]].<ref name="bolt">{{LT1|IXn}}, pp. 226-227</ref> This was first mentioned in [[The Book of Lost Tales: Part One]]. Ilurambar derives from ''[[ilu]]-'' meaning "all, the universe"<ref name="etymil">{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "IL-"</ref> and ''rambar'' (plural of ''[[ramba]]'') meaning "walls".<ref name="etymra">{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "RAMBÁ-"</ref> Earlier it was called the '''Wall of Things'''.<ref>{{LT1|IX}}, p. 214</ref>

The Walls were a shell that fence [[Vaiya]] and the world from emptiness and darkness of the [[Void|Outer Void]]. The World and all its airs were globed inside of them. They were totally impervious and their only opening was the [[Door of Night]] which was guarded by [[Eärendil]].<ref name="Ambarkanta"></ref>{{rp|237-238}}

Tolkien later changed the conception of Ilurambar to '''Eärambar''' ([[Quenya|Q.]] ''Walls of Eä'').<ref name="Earambar">{{MR|P2c}}</ref>{{rp|62}} Presumably, this means he conceived two sets of Walls, the [[Walls of Night|first of which]] separated Arda from the wide space of Eä, while the other separated Eä itself from the Timeless Void.<ref name="Earambar" />{{rp|64}}

==See also==
*[[Ekkaia]]
*[[Walls of Night]]

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Cottage of Lost Play

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[[File:Amani Warrington - Cottage of Lost Play.jpg|thumb|''Cottage of Lost Play'' by [[:Category:Images by Amani Warrington|Amani Warrington]]]]

The '''Cottage of Lost Play''', was a dwelling located near the city of [[Kortirion]] on [[Tol Eressëa]] according to the early version of the [[legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''. It housed many [[Mannish]] children and was kept by [[Lindo]] and his wife [[Vairë (wife of Lindo)|Vairë]]. [[Eriol]] the traveler visited it during his time on Tol Eressëa.

== History ==
Eriol the mariner came to Tol Eressëa in search of strange lands. There he wandered until he came to the centre of the isle, where he visited many dwellings in hamlets he saw. As he grew tired one night, he made his way up a hill to a straight road bordered by a wall of grey stone topped with many flowers and yews. At the summit of the hill, he spotted a winding lane that led to The Cottage of Lost Play.<ref name=Cottage>{{LT1|I}}</ref>{{rp|13-4}}

There he knocked on the door, seeking information about it and wishing to lodge there for the night. The door was answered by Lindo and his wife Vairë who introduced themselves as masters of the house and gave its name as '''Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva'''. With them were many Mannish children, and a few other gnomes. They invited Eriol to stay there and have dinner with them.<ref name=Cottage/>{{rp|14}}

They entered the great hall where three great fires burned, and they were joined by many children at the sound of [[Gong of the Children|Tombo]], the Gong of the Children, which stands outside of the Hall of Play Regained. It rings once to summon all to dinner and thrice to summon all to the [[Room of Logs|Room of the Log Fire]] for story time. The three strikes make [[Littleheart]], the Gong Warden happiest. They sang the song of the [[Bringing in of the Meats]], and Lindo blessed the meal and company.<ref name=Cottage/>{{rp|15-6}}

At dinner Lindo explained where Eriol had come, and discussed the city of Kortirion and its maiden, [[Meril-i-Turinqi]]. He spoke of the gathering of the wisest and fairest of the [[Eldar]] in this region, including his father [[Valwë]] and his wife's father [[Tulkastor]]. All but Eriol drank [[limpë]], which gave youth to the drinker, but that only Meril-i-Turinqi could give to those who were not already permitted to drink it.<ref name=Cottage/>{{rp|16-7}}

At the thrice ringing of the gong after dinner, they departed to the Room of Logs, where they gathered for story time. Lindo took to the chair and Vairë to a cushion beside him on the floor. The children followed in and Eriol asked to learn more of the Cottage of Lost Play. First, she told him of the cottage's predecessor, the [[Cottage of the Play of Sleep|Cottage of the Children]], which lay in the fair gardens of Valinor beside a silver sea, not far from Kôr. She said this this cottage was often mistaken in songs of Men for the one they were in now.<ref name=Cottage/>{{rp|17-9}}

She described the original cottage as being reached by the path [[Olórë Mallë]]. The lane had a gate of lattice work that led to the fairest of the gardens, where the cottage stood. The cottage was white as if made of pearl, but that none knew what it was built of. Its roof was made of thatched gold. On the side stood a thicket of white lilac and at the other end, a mighty yew. The walls of the cottage were bent with age, and the many small lattice windows were twisted into strange shapes. No one dwelt in the cottage, and it was guarded secretly and jealously by the Eldar who watched the children play there.<ref name=Cottage/>{{rp|18-9}}

The children who played here were the children of the Men who had wandered into [[Valinor]] and either stayed or come back and stayed unsatisfied with the lands after seeing the glory of the undying lands. Some children would hear the piping of the [[Solosimpi]] and wander to [[Kôr]]. Though when the [[fairies]] left Kôr, the lane was blocked forever with impassable rocks and the cottage now stands empty and the garden bare and they will be until far after the [[Faring Forth]].<ref name=Cottage/>{{rp|19-20}}

The Men grew sad at not seeing the children any longer, and so asked the Eldar to help. Hence came Meril-i-Turinqi to Lindo and Vairë and asked them to devise a solution. The two built the new Cottage of Lost Play, where children can come and go from to the [[Middle-earth|Great Lands]], to help others there and return if they want, though some do not.<ref name=Cottage/>{{rp|20}}

== Description ==
The cottage was described as being located down the western slope of a hill in the center of Tol Eressëa, near the city of Kortirion. Eriol first saw it on his travels and noticed it was a tiny dwelling with many small windows that were "curtained snugly, yet only so that a most warm and delicious light, as of hearts content within, looked forth."

Inside Eriol thought it to be spacious and delightful. It had several notable rooms: The great hall, wherein three great fires burned, the Hall of Play Regained, and the [[Room of Logs|Room of the Log Fire]], where the [[Tale-fire]] blazed magically, aiding the storytellers who spoke in there.

==Etymology==
The name ''Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva'' is [[Qenya]] for "Cottage of the Lost Play", from ''mar'' ("dwelling"), ''vanwa'' ("gone, on the road, past, over, lost") and ''tyalie'' + adjectival ending ''-va''.<ref>{{LT1|Appendix}}, entry "Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva"</ref><ref>{{PE|14}}, p. 47</ref>

In a later text from the early 1950's, the name ''Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva'' is given as an alternative name of [[Rivendell]] and interpreted as "House of Past (or Departed) Mirth". The word ''Tyaliéva'' is here translated as ''tyalie'' ("mirth") + the possessive case ending ''[[-va]]''.<ref>{{PE|21}}, p. 80</ref>

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Lembi

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Lembi is a [[Quenya]] word meaning "Lingerers". Early in Tolkien's writings, it was used as a collective term for the [[Avari]], Elves who stayed in Middle-earth. <ref>[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]], Chapter II, "Appendix on Languages"</ref>

It is likely derived from the Quenya adjective lemba, which means "left behind". <ref>https://eldamo.org/content/words/word-928396679.html</ref>

Lemberin

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'''Lemberin''' was a name in early versions of the [[legendarium]] for what would later be called the [[Avarin]] languages.<ref>{{PE|19}}, p. 5</ref>

In Tolkien's early writings about Middle-earth, the Elvish, or Quendian, languages were divided into three groups, Lemberin, [[Eldarin]], and [[Ilkorin]]. The people who spoke Lemberin were known as the Lembi, or Lingerers<ref>[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]], Chapter II, "The Appendix on Languages"</ref>.

Lemberin was originally going to be [[Celeborn|Celeborn's]] native language, but this was later changed to [[Telerin]].

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The Oxford English School

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'''The Oxford English School''' is an essay written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] that was published in ''The Oxford Magazine'' on [[29 May]] [[1930]]. In it, he discusses how the English syllabus fails students, as well as his suggestions to fix it. He also talks about how "literature" and "language" are divided. It is difficult to find information about this particular essay, but it excerpts of it were reprinted in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide|The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Reader's Guide]]''<ref>https://tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=13410</ref>, released on 11 November 2006 for the UK, and 6 October 2006 for the US.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_J._R._R._Tolkien_Companion_and_Guide</ref>

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