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- From: alderson@cisco.com (Rich Alderson)
- Subject: Re: Alatar and Pallando
- In-Reply-To: schere@aix.rpi.edu (Mithrandir)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.192020.4098@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Originator: alderson@leland.Stanford.EDU
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Reply-To: alderson@cisco.com (Rich Alderson)
- Organization: Cisco Systems (MIS)
- References: <#wg3#g#@rpi.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 19:20:20 GMT
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- In article <#wg3#g#@rpi.edu>, schere@aix (Mithrandir) writes:
- >Sparked by the sudden interest in the two Ithryn Luin, I did a little digging.
- >The two Wizards were named Alatar and Pallando. When the Maiar were asked
- >who would go to Middle Earth to battle Sauron with a considerable handicap
- >(weaknesses of the flesh), only two came forward. Curumo (Saruman) sent
- >by Aule and Alatar who was sent by Orome. Manwe wanted to send
- >Olorin but Olorin was not at the council. He slunk in late and sat at the
- >back, but Manwe called him forward and bade him go. Yavanna begged (!)
- >Curumo to take Aiwendil (Radagast) and Alatar took Pallando as a friend.
-
- Source citation would be good.
-
- >I guess Saruman always disliked Radagast.
- >
- >A few comments: Alatar can be translated as The Radiant. Pallando is
- >less clear, palan- is a Sindar root meaning far away or broad. The fact that
- >Alatar took Pallando as a friend could mean they were some how a couple, as
- >a previous post had suggested. This could be the first Maia-Maia romance
- >we've heard of, eh?
- >
- >'The Radiant' is more likely a female name. If so, it is interesting that
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >'she' was chosen by Orome. Interesting that the female is discussed
- >more and seems more important. Against the 'Eowyn' discussion that was
- >flying around for a while.
-
- Why?
- --
- Rich Alderson 'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take
- such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.'
- --J. R. R. Tolkien,
- alderson@leland.stanford.edu _The Lost Road_
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