Ruamórë was the dwelling of Ungweliantë,[note 1] according to the early version of the legendarium associated with The Book of Lost Tales.[1]
Etymology
The name Ruamórë is in Qenya. It is glossed as "Still Night" by Eldamo, consisting of rua ("steady, still, tranquil") + mórë ("night, darkness; black, dark").[2]
However, in a note to an entry in the Qenya Lexicon, the first element of the name comes from either rú (1. "dwelling, village"; 2. "steadfastness") or ruella ("hamlet").[1]
See also
Notes
- ↑ The name for the character was either Ungwë-Tuita or Ungwë Fuiva in the texts in which the name Ruamórë appears.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), pp. 80-1
- ↑ Paul Strack, "ᴱQ. Ruamóre loc.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 11 April 2022