S. elanor n. “pimpernel, small golden star-shaped flower, (lit.) sun-star” (Category: Flower (other))
The name of a flower in Lórien translated “sun-star” also given as the name of the first daughter of Samwise (LotR/1026). It is a combination of el “star” and Anor “sun” (PE17/55). In notes for the tale of Aldarion and Erendis, Tolkien said it also grew in Númenor and “was a small golden star-shaped flower” (UT/216 note #20). In a letter to Amy Ronald from 1969, Tolkien described it as “a pimpernel (perhaps a little enlarged) growing sun-golden flowers and star-silver ones on the same plant, and sometimes the two combined” (Let/402). Thus it was either a golden star-shaped flower or a pimpernel-like plant growing both sun-coloured and star-coloured flowers.
References ✧ LBI; Let/248, 402; LotR/350, 1026; LotRI/Elanor; PE17/55, 111; PMI; UT/189, 216; UTI
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Elements
†êl | “star” | ✧ PE17/55 (el) |
Anor | “Sun” | ✧ PE17/55 |
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Cognates
N. elanor n. “sun-star” (Category: Flower (other))
References ✧ SDI1/elanor; TI/234; TII
Elements
el | “star” |
Anor | “Sun” |