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tar calimos

place name. *Royal Bright City

Variations

  • Tar Kalimos ✧ PM/145 (Tar Kalimos); PMI/Tar Kalimos (Tar Kalimos); SDI2/Tar Kalimos

Changes

  • Tar Kalimos → Armenelos ✧ PM/145
  • Tar Kalimos → Armenelos ✧ PMI/Tar Kalimos

Elements

WordGloss
tar-“high, high; [ᴹQ.] king or queen (in compounds)”
calima“bright, luminous”
osto“fortress, stronghold, strong place, fortress, stronghold, strong place; [ᴹQ.] city, town with wall round”
Quenya [PM/145; PMI/Tar Kalimos; SDI2/Tar Kalimos] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Alae! Ered en Echoriath, ered e·mbar nín!

Voronwë's cry upon approaching Gondolin.

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