Notes and References

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Some of the following may be redundant to devout readers of All Things Tolkien, but I included them for the sake of readers less familiar with the nuances of the history of Middle-Earth.

The glossary section:

alveru: Quenya, literally, "outside of a married pair." Someone who maintains a formal sexual relationship but cannot or will not be lawfully wed.
*Amin mela lle: "I love you."
Asea aranion: athelas, kingsfoil
Atalante: (Quenya) 'the Downfallen' a name for Numenor, after the Drowning.
Cirith Duath: "Shadow Cleft," the original name of Cirith Ungol. (Before that pesky spider problem...)
*Cormamin lindua ele lle: "My heart sings to see thee."
*Cormamin niuve tenna' ta elea lle au: "My heart shall weep until it sees thee again."
Dragon, the: the constellation Draco.
Eglerialme... : "We praise you, Este, Lady of healing."
Elenna: The Land Called Starwards. Another name for Numenor.
Eryn Glasen: Elven name for "Greenwood the Great," the realm that would become Mirkwood.
*fuulum: "poppy" In other words, opium syrup. ;)
Guruthos: 'death-horror,' dread of death.
Hutar orenya: (Quenya) "You who speaks to my inner heart."
Ithildae dannen...dagnir Isildur: "The moon has fallen into shadow...Isildur's Bane."
kirinki: wren-sized birds of Numenor.
Mar-nu-Falmar: 'Land-under-the-Waves.' Name for Numenor, after the Drowning.
Meladan: 'Beloved Man.' The plural is "meledain." I know 'melthror' is the word for a male lover, but I wanted a term that implies a mortal/Elven pairing. (From 'melyanna,' 'beloved gift.')
meledhel: 'Beloved Elf,' used for the Elven partner of a mortal/Elven pairing. Plural: 'meledhil.'
môriul: 'night-embers' Poetic name for not-entirely casual, non-penetrative sex. (Yes, I made this one up, too. ;) )
Nai hiruvalye Valimar: (Quenya) "Perhaps you will find Valimar." (Line taken whole cloth from "Galadriel's Lament.")
*Oio na elealla alasse: "Ever is thy sight a joy."
senya: my child
seron: lover, seron-nin: my love, my lover.
Valacirca: 'Sickle of the Valar' the Big Dipper constellation.

Phrases and words marked with * come from the Grey Company's Elvish dictionary and/or phrase book. The Grey Company's Elvish is based on Tolkien's Elvish languages, but diverges. I've chosen to use it anyway for this reason: even in 3,000 years, even for Elves, language will evolve. During the Second Age, a good number of different groups of Elves still existed and thrived, each with their own form of the language. As the Great Man said himself, "Language does not exist in a vacuum."

Translations

"O randir, randir nin..."
The original lines are from Sherwood Smith's The Crown Duel pg and translated into Quenya and Sindarin (with apologies, and no permission whatsoever).

"Why this gift, o pilgrim, my pilgrim, why this cup of water for me?"
"I give thee the ocean, stormy or tranquil, deep as my love for thee."

People

Aegnor: brother of Finrod and Galadriel, called Aikanaro (Sharp Flame), who fell in love with a mortal woman named Andreth, but left her to fight and die in battle with Morgoth.

Amroth: there are conflicting sources for who exactly Amroth was. The Silmarillion states he is the son of Amdir, then King of Lorien. The Unfinished Tales state that Tolkien at one point intended for Amroth to be the son of Celeborn and Galadriel (and thus Celebrian's brother). He appears to have abandoned this idea early on. Amroth loved a Silvan Elf named Nimrodel, but she refused to marry him. (See the Lay of Nimrodel, the song Legolas recalls in part at Lorien.)

Finrod Felagund: king of Nargothrond, one of the hidden realms of the Elves in the First Age. He was also called 'Atandil' and 'Edennil,' "Friend of Men," because of his love for the Men of Beleriand. Brother to Galadriel and Aegnor, saved Beren's life when both were prisoners of Morgoth.

Boron, son of Malach: a created character for this story. The names are notable 'hero' names among the Edain.

Kalita: lady-companion to Tathar, Isildur's wife, and her lover. Her name means "bright spark." Yes, it's meant to be ironic. ;) Created character.

Silorn: Numenorean Man, squire to Isildur, killed in the Battle of Dagorlad. (Created character for this story.)

Things

Aeglos: the enchanted spear of Gil-Galad
Gildin: "Silver Spark," a Numenorean dagger given by Isildur to Elrond, to commemorate their oath as shieldbrothers.
Helmorn: "Dark Ice," a longknife made of [], given by Elrond to Isildur to commemorate their oath as shieldbrothers. (detailed in the upcoming "Gwedeir.")
Ulari: A name for the Ringwraiths. Nazgul is actually a word of the Black Speech, and unlikely to be used by Elves.

Notes and Sources

The song Elrond "overhears" is taken from The Tolkien Reader. It's the first verse of "The Hoard," and is found on pg. 219.
"So men flicker..." from the "Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son," The Tolkien Reader, pg. 9.
Elendili is the plural form of "Elf-friend," the name given by
the Eldar to the Faithful.
"Where is your man?" A bit of artistic license. Yes, canon states it was Isildur's squire who brought the shards of Narsil to Rivendell. But hey, no-where is it said that the squire he left Osgiliath with is the same one he went to war with. ;)
The full account of Isildur's rescue of a fruit of Nimloth (the White Tree) is told in The Silmarillion.
Thuringwethil: 'Woman of the Secret Shadow' the one and only true vampire-creature of Middle-Earth. (According to David Day.)
"Almost too late have I thee found," This is a verse from the "Lay of Leithian," spoken by Luthien to Beren before they challenged Morgoth. From The Lays of Beleriand, (HoME 5) pg. 331-2.
The lines Isildur speaks at Minas Anor are in Andunaic, the common speech of Numenor. (And not precisely the proper language for a noble of the land, but consider his mood.) The lines mean (roughly):
"Numenor the beloved, she fell down,
The winds were black.
Far away now is the Land of Gift
(or, Far, far away now is She-that-hath-fallen)"
Shamelessly gacked from Ardalambion.
"Isilmirie," is Quenya for "Jewel of the Moon," ie, moonstone. It's Elrond's private name for Isildur. (What, Elves don't give private names to their lovers? Sure they do! "...and sitting beneath the silver willows, he sat beside the body of his wife, and called her by her names." Silmarillion, p. 68)
RotK makes mention of how the Elves--and the Istari--have the
ability to speak directly to each other's minds. As both Gil-Galad and Elrond bore Vilya (and Air, to some modern Pagans, is the element of thought), I decided to make the connection.
"The Disaster of Gladden Fields" is recorded in The Unfinished
Tales. While this version directly contradicts accounts in The Silmarillion and LotR, I felt it was truer to the man Isildur was. Besides, what's more tragic than a realization come too late? ;)
To my knowledge, Isildur's wife was never named, so I created one for her: Tathar ('willow'). The details of her marriage to Isildur are also of my own creation.
Isildur's year of birth [3209, in the Second Age] is given in The Unfinished Tales, page 292, Note 11.
The wind's message, hopefully, translates as:
Alas, the moon has fallen into shadow. The shadow of black magic, the shadow of death betrayed the moon's child.
Ohtar. While the RotK appendices give this as a given name, the UT give it as a title, the rank below a knight. Since it was indeed supposed to be Isildur's squire who brought the shards of Narsil to Rivendell, I've chosen to go with the definition of title vs. proper name, following the explanation given there.
"A new weapon..." from the "Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son," the Tolkien Reader, page 9.
Gil-Estel "Star of Hope" Name first given to Earendil when he began sailing the skies. Used in place of 'Earendil' because it must be incredibly awkward to call a star by your father's name.
The Lost Road (HoME 3) states that Elros and Elrond are twins. Probably fraternal twins, as only Elrohir and Elladan are listed as identical. (Though I suppose Feanor's twins might've been identical as well, since Nerdanel gave the same name to each.)
Elrond's lament for Isildur was inspired by Shakespearean sonnet, "Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brain..." It uses both Sindarin and Quenya.
Eleyanna, le haudh, sichebin...
Thy gift, your monument, I have kept in this place,
Shining crystal-bright, cutting into my heart.
Ah, jewel of Men, we will not meet again on this side of the Sea.
Moon-one, lost love, dwelling in remote lands,
My hollow heart cries to thee!

Both Elrond and Isildur were multi-lingual, and Elrond would certainly have turned to other languages to express what another could not.
star sapphire...star ruby: Artistic license on my part. Nenya was always described as glittering like a frosty star. It seemed logical that the Ring of the Firmament (Vilya) would have a star sapphire. Then, to keep in with trend, I made Narya a star ruby.
'It is not fitting...' quoted from The Silmarillion, "Of Turin Turambar," pg 258.
The last poem is a verse in praise of Nienna.

Nienna, high and queenly,
You bear our sorrows and our tears.
Lady gray, peace-giver,
From peace to joy restored.

M'god...you actually read all this to the end? Wow. :) Thanks!

Source Material:
Allan, Jim, An Introduction to Elvish
Day, David, A Tolkien Guide, entries on "Elrond and Elros," "Elwing," "Vampires."
Forester, Robert, A Guide to Middle-Earth
Tolkien, Christopher (ed.)
--"The Fall of Numenor," "The Lost Road," and "The Etymologies," from The History of Middle-Earth, volume 3, The Lost Road
The History of Middle-Earth, volume 7, The Treason of Isengard.
--"Laws and Customs of the Eldar," The History of Middle-Earth, volume 10, Morgoth's Ring

Tolkien, J.R.R., The Silmarillion

Tolkien, J.R.R., The Unfinished Tales
--"Aldarion and Erendis: the Mariner's Wife," "A Brief Description of the Island of Numenor," "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields," "The Line of Elros." 2ot; Someone who maintains a formal sexual relationship but cannot or will not be lawfully wed.
*Amin mela lle: "I love you."
Asea aranion: athelas, kingsfoil
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