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Old 02-22-2003, 11:04 AM   #28
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Umm...yes, I'm right. Anduril is Quenya for "west-briliiance" (as a literal translation) while when it was known as Narsil (before being reforged) it's name meant "sun-moon". The elvish name for the sword, however, carried a connotation of "red and white flame." The word "andu" means west in Quenya, that much I'm sure of as it also comes into play in the word Andunië which means basically west, as it was a western port. Now, in westron it was called "Flame of the west" but that's not its meaning.
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