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The Parma Kuluina, also known as the Golden Book of Heorrenda, was a book about the history of the Elder Days according to the early version of the legendarium in Middle-earth.[1]
History[]
The book was kept by the Elves of Tol Eressëa in their city of Kôrtirion in Tol Eressëa. It was consulted by Pengolodh when he compiled the Quenta Silmarillion. When Ælfwine took the Straight Road and arrived at Tol Eressëa he was allowed to read the Parma Kuluina.[2][3][4] Then, he started the translation of its contents in English, but the work was completed by his son Heorrenda the Harper.[1]
Etymology[]
Parma Kuluina is a Quenya name meaning "Golden Book", consisting of parma ("book, writing, composition;[5] written document of some size")[6] and kuluina ("orange; of gold, golden")[7].[8]
In other versions[]
The earlier Qenya name of the Golden Book was rendered as Parma Kuluinen,[1] Consisting of parma ("skin, bark; parchment; book, writings") from the root PARA.[9]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Two Towers, VI: "The History of Eriol or Ælfwine and the End of the Tales", pgs. 283-90, 310
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta, and The Annals, III: "The Quenta", pg. 78
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta, and The Annals, VI: "The Earliest Annals of Valinor", Commentary on the Annals of Valinor, pg. 274
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Two: "Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings", VI: "Quenta Silmarillion", pgs. 201, 203-4
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon 18, "Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets, Part 2", pg. 101
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon 17, "Words, Phrases and Passages in various tongues in The Lord of the Rings", pg. 180
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar 36, "The Entu, Ensi, Enta Declension", pg. 23
- ↑ "Parma Kuluina" on eldamo.org
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Two Towers, "Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II", entry "Parma Kuluinen"