| Dates Created more than three Ages before the first rising of the Sun Location In the sky Origins Made by Varda from the dews of Telperion Pronunciation alkari'nkweh Meaning 'Glorious' or 'full of glory' Other names Apparently the Elvish name for the planet we call Jupiter Indexes: Alphabetical: A Others About this entry: Updated 6 November 2011 This entry is complete A light placed in the sky by Varda In the distant past, at the time of the awakening of the Elves, Varda added many brilliant stars to the heavens using the shimmering dews of Telperion the White Tree. Among these were the familiar star-patterns we still know today and other lights that were not truly stars, including Alcarinquë - the planet we know as Jupiter. Its Elvish name translates as 'The Glorious' because it would have been the brightest object in the skies at that time (the Sun, the Moon, and Venus - the Silmaril of Eärendil - were all far in the future at this ancient time). Indexes: Alphabetical: A Others About this entry: Updated 6 November 2011 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile. |
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