Q. Alqualondë loc. “Haven of the Swans”
The chief city of the Teleri in Valinor (S/61). It is a compound of alqua “swan” and londë “haven” (SA/alqua, londë).
Conceptual Development: In the earliest Lost Tales, this city was called ᴱQ. Kópas Alqalunte(n) “Haven of the Swanships” (LT/164), but this was changed to ᴹQ. Alqalonde in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/265), which remained the city’s name in all later versions of the tales.
References ✧ LBI; LT1I; MRI; PMI; S/61; SA/alqua, londë; SI/Alqualondë, Havens, Swanhaven; UT/265; UTI; WJI
Glosses
Elements
| alqua | “swan” | ✧ SA/alqua; UT/265 |
| londë | “(land-locked) haven” | ✧ SA/londë |
ᴹQ. Alqalonde loc. “Swan-haven”
References ✧ Ety/ÁLAK, KHOP, LOD; EtyAC/LOD; LR/113, 224, 326; LRI/Alqualondë; SM/265; SMI/Alflon, Alqualondë; TII/Alqualondë
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| alqa | “swan” | ✧ Ety/ÁLAK | |
| londe | “road (in sea), fairway, entrance to harbour; gulf” | ✧ Ety/LOD | |
| ᴹ√LOD | “*pass, path” | ✧ Ety/ÁLAK | |
Cognates
ᴱQ. Kópas Alqalunte(n) loc. “Haven of the Swanships”
Earliest name of the swan have of the Sea Elves, appearing both with (LT2/82) and without (LT1/164) the genitive suffix -n¹.
See Q. Alqualondë for further discussion.
References ✧ LBI/Cópas Alqalunten; LT1/164; LT1I/Kópas Alqaluntë; LT2A/Cópas Alqalunten; LT2I/Cópas Alqalunten; SMI/Kópas Alqaluntë; TII/Kópas Alqaluntë
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| Kópas | “Haven” | ✧ LT1A/Kópas | |
| Alqalunte | “Swanship” | genitive | ✧ LT2A/Cópas Alqalunten (Alqalunten) |