Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 12:07:27 GMT -5
Lindir
Elf of Rivendell. Lindir was one of the Elves who listened to Bilbo Baggins sing a song he had composed about Earendil the Mariner. Lindir asked for a second hearing of the song, as he was unable to determine which parts were written by Bilbo and which by Aragorn. He said that it was not easy for Elves to tell the difference between two mortals.
Etymology:
Lin means "sing" and lind means "fair (especially of voice)" so Lindir may have been a singer himself.
Sources:
The Fellowship of the Ring: "Many Meetings," p. 249
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," p. 411, entries for LIN and LIND
Elf of Rivendell. Lindir was one of the Elves who listened to Bilbo Baggins sing a song he had composed about Earendil the Mariner. Lindir asked for a second hearing of the song, as he was unable to determine which parts were written by Bilbo and which by Aragorn. He said that it was not easy for Elves to tell the difference between two mortals.
Etymology:
Lin means "sing" and lind means "fair (especially of voice)" so Lindir may have been a singer himself.
Sources:
The Fellowship of the Ring: "Many Meetings," p. 249
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," p. 411, entries for LIN and LIND
