Lórellin, also known as Lake Irtinsa[1] and the pools of Estë, was a dark[2] lake within the Gardens of Lórien in far western Valinor whose sides were wrought by the Valar of "silver and white marbles".[1][3]
Lórellin was surrounded by a forest of dark yew[1] trees shadowing it. At its center lay an island where the Vala Estë, wife of Irmo, slept during the day. Lórellin was loved by many inhabitants of Valinor, including the other Valar, since it had fountains that brought refreshment.[2]
Etymology
Lórellin is a Quenya name likely meaning "lake of sleep"[4] or "dream pool"[5]. It consisted of lórë ("slumber;[6] dream")[7] and the root lin ("pool, mere, lake")[8].[9]
Lórellin is pronounced loare'llin.[4]
In other versions
In the earliest version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales, Lórellin was where the Vala Irmo hoarded the dew of the Rose of Silpion. Ilinsor, who later became the guardian of the Moon often drank from the lake's "quiet waters" because it was bathed in the light of Telperion.[1]
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ሎሬሊን |
| Arabic | لوريلين |
| Armenian | Լորելին |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Лореллін |
| Bengali | লোরেলিন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Лорелин |
| Chinese | 羅瑞林 |
| Danish | Lórellin (sø) |
| Georgian | ლორელინი |
| Greek | Λορελίν |
| Gujarati | લોરેલીન |
| Hebrew | לורלין |
| Hindi | लोर्ऐल्लिन |
| Japanese | ローレルリン |
| Kannada | ಲೊರೆಲಿನ್ |
| Kazakh | Лореллин (Cyrillic) Lorellïn (Latin) |
| Korean | 로렐 린 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Лорэллин |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Лорелин |
| Marathi | लॉरेलीन |
| Mongolian | Лорэллин (Cyrillic) Lorellin (Latin) |
| Nepalese | लोरेलिन |
| Persian | لورلین |
| Punjabi | ਲੋਰੇਲਿਨ |
| Russian | Лорелин |
| Sanskrit | ळोरेल्लिन् |
| Serbian | Лореллин (Cyrillic) Lorellin (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ලොරලින් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Лорелин |
| Tamil | லொரல்லஇந் |
| Tatar | Лореллин |
| Telugu | ళొరెల్లిన్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Лореллін |
| Urdu | لوریلین |
| Uzbek | Лореллин (Cyrillic) Lorellin (Latin) |
| Yiddish | לאָרעללין |
Lakes of Arda
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Bywater Pool | Forbidden Pool | Gollum's water | Great Lake | Kheled-zâram (Mirrormere) | Lake Evendim | Lake Helevorn | Lake Mithrim | Linaewen | Long Lake | Lórellin | Nen Hithoel | Nísinen | Tarn Aeluin |
| Places in the Undying Lands (Aman and Tol Eressëa) | ||
| Places and regions of the Valar | Valinor • Ezellohar • Gardens of Lòrien • Halls of Mandos • Halls of Nienna • House of Tulkas • Ilmarin • Máhanaxar • Pastures of Yavanna • Wells of Varda • Woods of Oromë • Plain of Valinor • Two Trees of Valinor | |
| Other regions | Eldamar • Alalvinórëυ • Araman • Avathar • Enchanted Isles • Haerast • Oiomúrë • Sindanórië • Galathilion • Tol Withernonυ | |
| Mountains and passes | Pelóri • Taniquetil • Hyarmentir • Túna • Calacirya • Caves of the Forgotten | |
| Bodies of water | Afros • Bay of Eldamar • Gruirυ • Híri • Lórellin • Shadowy Seas • Sirnúmen | |
| Cities and strongholds | Váli-màr • Alqualondë • Avallónë • Formenos • Kôrtirion • Tavrobelρ • Tirion • Lumbiυ | |
| Houses and towers | Cottage of Lost Playρ • House of the Hundred Chimneysρ Pre-canon • Mindon Eldaliéva • Tower of Avallónë • Tower of Tavrobelρ • Tram Nybolρ | |
| ρ Pre-canon, υ Canonicity unclear. | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter VIII: "The Tale of the Sun and Moon", pgs. 192-3, 215
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Three: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", I: The First Phase, "Of the Valar", pg. 148 (§6)
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lórellin" on The Encyclopedia of Arda
- ↑ "Lórellin" on eldamo.org
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "LOS"
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon 17, "Words, Phrases, and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", pg. 80
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon 17, "Words, Phrases, and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", pgs. 145, 160 (entry "LĬNĬ")
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "LIN"