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Gloss of the hour
men falros
place name. *Place of Splashing Foam
Phrase of the day
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A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan díriel o galadhremmin ennorath. Fanuilos le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon.
As sung by the elves in Rivendell. It's an iambic tetrameter hymn, and one of the longest texts in sindarin.
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