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Mar-talmar

This article is about the uttermost foundations of stone. For the film soundtrack, see Foundations of Stone.

Mar-talmar, also known as Talmar Ambaren, Martalmar, the Earthroots, or the Abyss,[1] were the uttermost foundations of the Earth in the Hidden Half of Arda far beneath the edge of the world.[2] The opposite to this is the Firmament.[1]

Etymology

Mar-talmar, or Martalmar, is a name in Quenya meaning "Roots of the Earth",[2] being derived from már ("home, dwelling, habitation; earth")[3] and talmar, the plural form of talma ("basis; base, foundation, root")[4].[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Silmarillion, "Ainulindalë", pg. 17
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta, and The Annals, V: "The Ambarkanta", pgs. 235-61
  3. ↑ "már" on eldamo.org
  4. ↑ "talma" on eldamo.org]
  5. ↑ "Martalmar" on eldamo.org