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Amarie of the Vanyar · 06-17-2003, 12:48 PM

Ëarendil's star is Venus, not Jupiter. It is the last star in the morning, which in European tradition corresponds to Venus (I don't know whether in southern hemisphere Jupiter is the morning star).

And the relationship between the names in the Silmarillion and the planets is given by Christopher Tolkien in the Index of HoME10, 'Morgoth's Ring', from the initials that J.R.R. Tolkien had wrote ubove the names (for example, he wrote 'Jup' above Alkarinque, and 'M' above Karnil) [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

06-17-2003, 12:48 PM	#10
Amarie of the Vanyar Wight Join Date: May 2003 Location: Valinor Posts: 215	Ëarendil's star is Venus, not Jupiter. It is the last star in the morning, which in European tradition corresponds to Venus (I don't know whether in southern hemisphere Jupiter is the morning star). And the relationship between the names in the Silmarillion and the planets is given by Christopher Tolkien in the Index of HoME10, 'Morgoth's Ring', from the initials that J.R.R. Tolkien had wrote ubove the names (for example, he wrote 'Jup' above Alkarinque, and 'M' above Karnil) [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ But it is said that not until that hour had such cold thoughts ruled Finrod; for indeed she whom he had loved was Amarië of the Vanyar, and she went not with him into exile.