Timeline for What does the "stain on the moon" in the Song of Durin refer to?
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| Oct 28, 2016 at 14:23 | comment | added | TylerH | @isanae I'm not aware of any mythology where gnomes are leprechauns. They tend to be offshoots of Dwarves due to their craftsman nature and proclivity for tinkering. | |
| Oct 28, 2016 at 4:45 | comment | added | isanae | @TylerH Yes, Gnomes are Elves, not leprechauns. More specifically, they're a group of Elves fascinated with craft (jewels, language, etc.) They were friendly with Sauron and made the Rings (but not the One Ring). Feänor was a Gnome and he made the Silmarils. Galadriel was also a Gnome. | |
| Oct 27, 2016 at 4:41 | comment | added | TylerH | Well I am now less thrilled... I was imaging Dragonlance-esque gnomes. The Noldor are just elves... :-/ | |
| Oct 27, 2016 at 4:25 | comment | added | isanae | @TylerH Just to be clear, Gnomes are not about garden gnomes or any sort of small creatures. It is Tolkien's English translation of the Quenya Noldor ("those with knowledge") and is rooted in Ancient Greek γνώμη (gnṓmē, “thought, judgement”), cognate with modern English "know". It would be later dropped completely in favor of Noldor, but it is ubiquitous in early writings. | |
| Oct 26, 2016 at 21:18 | comment | added | Anton Sherwood | ‘Gnomes’, for those who don't know, is an early synonym for Golodhrim=Noldor. | |
| Oct 26, 2016 at 20:34 | comment | added | TylerH | This is the first I've seen mention of gnomes in Middle Earth in 20 years of fandom. Thanks for that! | |
| Oct 26, 2016 at 19:10 | vote | accept | Michael Borgwardt | ||
| Oct 26, 2016 at 15:15 | history | answered | Jason Baker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |