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"Eriol" indeed springs from the early legends (Cf. also Ereol) There's also an early note where the meaning "one who dreams alone" is said to be a pun on Lindo's part. In any case, Christopher Tolkien also reveals a gloss "Ironcliffs" [so written] ... "Gnomish" equivalent Angol, and Qenya (not later Quenya) Eriollo ... for that was the fairies name for the black coasts of Eriols home. Compare Angol to Old English Angel, Angul -- and cf. Angeln of the Danish Peninsula in this early form of the Mythology for England.

Interestingly, the word eriol in Etymologies, meaning "alone, single", is apparently acceptable in Sindarin as such, according to mega Tolkien linguist David Salo (or at least he offered it as usable in Sindarin poetry)

On the god-word Eru ... root ERE "be alone" and masculine (and sometimes agental) ending -u -> Eru "the One, God". You can see the related meaning in ref. to the singularity of God.

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03-28-2001, 07:15 AM	#5
cian Guest Posts: n/a	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 8</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: About Eriol - "Eriol" indeed springs from the early legends (Cf. also Ereol) There's also an early note where the meaning "one who dreams alone" is said to be a pun on Lindo's part. In any case, Christopher Tolkien also reveals a gloss "Ironcliffs" [so written] ... "Gnomish" equivalent Angol, and Qenya (not later Quenya) Eriollo ... for that was the fairies name for the black coasts of Eriols home. Compare Angol to Old English Angel, Angul -- and cf. Angeln of the Danish Peninsula in this early form of the Mythology for England. Interestingly, the word eriol in Etymologies, meaning "alone, single", is apparently acceptable in Sindarin as such, according to mega Tolkien linguist David Salo (or at least he offered it as usable in Sindarin poetry) On the god-word Eru ... root ERE "be alone" and masculine (and sometimes agental) ending -u -> Eru "the One, God". You can see the related meaning in ref. to the singularity of God. Cheers~ </p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000317>cian</A> at: 3/29/01 2:25:33 pm