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Old 04-22-2003, 12:13 PM   #12
Sophia the Thunder Mistress
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Olórin was not a Vala. Maybe you meant Valinorian?
Valarin is a language, not an adjective that refers to the Valar in particular. It was certainly spoken by the Maiar (of which Olórin was one) as well. I was mistaken in that the name Olórin is rooted in Quenya, not Valarin. I simply meant (though I should certainly have phrased it differently) that "Olórin" is the name used in Silm for the person known in LoTR (primarily) as Gandalf.

[ April 22, 2003: Message edited by: Sophia the Thunder Mistress ]
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