Quenya 

#Valariandë

beleriand

#Valariandë place-name "Beleriand" (genitive in the phrase Nyarna Valarianden "the annals of Beleriand" in LR:202; Tolkien later changed the genitive ending from -n to -o; hence read *Nyarna Valariandëo) In the essay Quendi and Eldar, Heceldamar turns up as another Quenya term for Beleriand.

Veleriande

place name. Beleriand

Quenya [PE 22:126] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

malariandë

place name. Beleriand

valariandë

place name. Beleriand

The genitive form Malariando “of Beleriand” was given as the Quenya translation of S. Beleriand appearing in linguistic notes from the 1950s (PE21/78). This form implies that primitively the initial form of this name began with mb-, but that concept is not well supported by other evidence. The lenited form of S. Beleriand consistently had an initial V- (VT50/18, LR/202), making Valariandë is a more probable Quenya form of this name.

Conceptual Development: The (ᴹQ) genitive form Valarianden appeared in an alternate title for the Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/202). In linguistic notes from the 1940s, this name appeared as Veleriande (PE22/126), but the use of e in this form means it is most likely a direct adapation of the Noldorin name.

Cognates

  • S. Beleriand “Country of Balar” ✧ PE21/78

Element in

Sindarin 

Beleriand

Beleriand

topon. -.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:29] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

Beleriand

noun. the land of Balar

Balar (the name of the island, from PQ *balāre) + iand (-and commonly used suffix in the names of regions and countries)

Sindarin [Tolkiendil] Group: Tolkiendil Compound Sindarin Names. Published by

beleriand

place name. Country of Balar

The land in northwest Middle-earth where the Sindar dwelled, named after the island and bay of Balar (S/54). It ends with the archaic suffix †-ian(d) “land” (PE17/29, 37, 42), hence: “Country of Balar” (SI/Beleriand).

Conceptual Development: The first name for this region in Tolkien’s writings was ᴱN. Broceliand >> Broseliand, an indication that Tolkien was inspired by the legendary forest of Brocéliande in France (LB/160). He then considered a wild variety of possible names before settling on ᴱN. Beleriand (LB/157, 160). The name N. Beleriand appeared in Silmarillion drafts and The Etymologies from the 1930s, already with the derivation given above (LR/404, Ety/BAL).

Cognates

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
Balar
-ian(d)“-land, country”
Sindarin [LotR/1115; LotRI/Beleriand; LT1I/Beleriand; LT2I/Beleriand; MR/200; MRI/Beleriand; PE17/029; PE17/037; PE17/042; PE21/78; PMI/Beleriand; SI/Beleriand; UTI/Beleriand; VT50/18; WJI/Balar; WJI/Beleriand] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Beleriand

The Country of Balar

Beleriand translates to "The Country of Balar" with the ending -ian(d) for places and countries. The OS form could have been *Balariande (a slid to e because of the following i).

In the The Book of Lost Tales Part One, there is also the Quenya name "Valariandë".

Sindarin [Tolkien Gateway "Beleriand"] Published by

Beleriand

Beleriand

Beleriand translates to "The Country of Balar" with the ending -ian(d) for places and countries. The OS form could have been *Balariande (a slid to e because of the following i). The element Beler/Balar is believed to refer to the Maia Ossë, who often dwelt at the shores of the island. In the The Book of Lost Tales Part One, there is also the Quenya name "Valariandë".

Sindarin [Tolkien Gateway] Published by

dúnedhel

beleriand, elf of

(i Núnedhel), pl. *Dúnedhil*** (i Ndúnedhil*) (WJ:378, 386)*

Telerin 

heculbar

place name. Beleriand

Cognates

  • Q. Hecelmar “*Home of the Hecel” ✧ WJI/Hecelloi; WJ/365; WJI/Hekelmar; WJI/Hekelmar

Variations

  • Heculbar/Hecellubar ✧ WJ/365; WJ/376
  • Hecellubar ✧ WJI/Hekelmar
Telerin [WJ/365; WJ/376; WJI/Hecelloi; WJI/Hekelmar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

beleriand

place name. Beleriand

Cognates

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
Balar
-ian(d)“-land”
Noldorin [Ety/BAL; LR/180; LR/202; LR/404; LRI/Beleriand; PE22/034; PE22/041; RSI/Beleriand; SDI2/Beleriand; SM/107; SMI/Beleriand; TII/Beleriand; WRI/Beleriand] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

noldórien

place name. Beleriand

Another name for Beleriand appearing in early Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/174), a compound of the plural of Noldo and the suffix -ien “land” (Ety/ÑGOLOD).

Conceptual Development: A similar, rejected name ᴱQ. Noldórinan appeared in the list of names that Tolkien considered before adopting Beleriand (LB/160).

Elements

WordGloss
Noldo“one of the wise folk, Gnome”
-ien“-land”
Qenya [SMI/Noldórien] Group: Eldamo. Published by

valariande

place name. Beleriand

Cognates

Element in

Variations

  • Veleriande ✧ PE22/126
Qenya [LR/202; PE22/126] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

beleriand

place name. Beleriand

Changes

  • ArsiriandBeleriand ✧ LBI/Arsiriand
  • BladorinandBeleriand ✧ LBI/Bladorinand
  • GeleriandBeleriand ✧ LBI/Geleriand
  • GolodhinandBeleriand ✧ LBI/Golodh
  • LassariandBeleriand ✧ LBI/Lassariand
  • OssiriandBeleriand ✧ LBI/Ossiriand

Variations

  • Golodhinand ✧ LB/160 (Golodhinand); LBI/Golodh (Golodhinand); SMI/Golodh (Golodhinand)
  • Geleriand ✧ LB/160 (Geleriand); LBI/Geleriand (Geleriand)
  • Bladorinand ✧ LB/160 (Bladorinand); LBI/Bladorinand (Bladorinand)
  • Belaurien ✧ LB/160 (Belaurien); LBI/Belaurien (Belaurien)
  • Arsiriand ✧ LB/160 (Arsiriand); LBI/Arsiriand (Arsiriand)
  • Lassariand ✧ LB/160 (Lassariand); LBI/Lassariand (Lassariand)
  • Ossiriand ✧ LB/160 (Ossiriand); LBI/Ossiriand (Ossiriand)
Early Noldorin [LB/157; LB/160; LBI/Arsiriand; LBI/Belaurien; LBI/Beleriand; LBI/Bladorinand; LBI/Broseliand; LBI/Geleriand; LBI/Golodh; LBI/Lassariand; LBI/Noldórinan; LBI/Ossiriand; SMI/Golodh] Group: Eldamo. Published by