Q. Quenta Silmarillion pn. “History of the Silmarils”

Q. Quenta Silmarillion, pn. “History of the Silmarils”

The full and proper title for The Silmarillion (S/33). It is a combination of quenta “tale” and the genitive plural of Silmaril.

Conceptual Development: In the early 1930s, the original Quenya title of the cycle of tales that eventually became The Silmarillion was ᴹQ. Qenta Noldorinwa (SM/77). In the mid-30s, Tolkien introduced the name ᴹQ. Qenta Silmarillion which became the full title of the tales, while Quenta Noldorinwa became an alternate title (LR/202).

References ✧ PMI/Quenta Silmarillion; S/33; SI/Quenta Silmarillion

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quenta “story, narrative, account, history” ✧ S/33
Silmaril “Great Jewel” genitive plural ✧ S/33 (Silmarillion)

ᴹQ. Qenta Silmarillion pn. “History of the Silmarils”

See Q. Quenta Silmarillion for discussion.

References ✧ LR/202, 204; MRI/Pennas Silevril; TII/Quenta

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