Posted: June 02, 1998 at 23:08:13: by Michael Martinez
: : As I understand it, Earendil took a Silmarill and is now
: flying among the stars as a star. So what star (or planet) is
: he?: The origin of Earendil and the Silmaril in the sky was
: Tolkien's fascination by a line of Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
: which runs (here my spelling is very approximate!) "Eala
: Earendel! Engla beorhtest ofer Middangeard monnum sended."
: Which means "Hail Earendel! Brightest of Angels over Middle
: Earth, sent unto men." Tolkien took this to be a reference to
: the "Evening Star" which I think is Venus. I'm not too sure on
: the astronomy but the derivation is kosher! Yes, Earendil is identified with Venus. Michael
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The Fairy Tales of J.R.R. Tolkien: Roverandom, Farmer Giles, Smith of Wootton Major
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