The Three Prayers were ancient Númenórean ceremonies giving praise to the coming of the seasons and to Eru Ilúvatar. They took place upon Meneltarma, the chief mountain of Númenor that rose from the plains of Mittalmar.
History[]
The summit of Meneltarma was sacred to the Númenóreans, and it bore no marking, building, or altar until the coming of Sauron. There, no tool could be used, or weapon wielded. Three times a year the King (or Ruling Queen) spoke, and he was the only person allowed to utter speech upon the summit; other pilgrims ascended, but did so silently. The King would ascend the mountain on foot followed by a great following of people, wearing white and garlanded. The King would offer prayer at the coming of Erukyermë in the first days of spring, during Erulaitalë in midsummer, and during Eruhantalë at the end of autumn. During the Three Prayers, the Witnesses of Manwë would not alight as normal upon their stones, but would circle overhead as the ceremony progressed below. [1]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Die Drie Gebede |
| Albanian | Tri lutjet |
| Amharic | ሶስቱ ሶላት |
| Arabic | الصلوات الثلاثة |
| Armenian | Երեք աղոթքներ |
| Asturian | Tres Oraciones |
| Azerbaijani | Üç Dua |
| Basque | Hiru otoitzak |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Тры малітвы |
| Bengali | দ্য তিনটি নামায |
| Bosnian | Tri molitve |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Трите молитви |
| Cambodian | អធិដ្ឋានទាំងបី |
| Catalan | Les Tres Oracions |
| Cebuano | Ang Tulo ka mga Pag-ampo |
| Chinese | 三个祈祷 |
| Corsican | E Tre Preghiere |
| Croatian | Tri molitve |
| Czech | Tři modlitby |
| Danish | De Tre Bønner |
| Esperanto | La Tri Preĝoj |
| Estonian | Kolm palvet |
| Finnish | Kolme rukousta |
| French | Les Trois Prières |
| Galician | As Tres Oracións |
| Georgian | სამი ლოცვა |
| German | Die Drei Gebete |
| Greek | Οι Τρεις Προσευχές |
| Gujarati | ત્રણ પ્રાર્થનાઓ |
| Haitian Creole | Twa Lapriyè yo |
| Hebrew | שלוש התפילות |
| Hindi | द तीन प्रार्थनाएँ |
| Hungarian | A Három Ima |
| Icelandic | Bænir þrír |
| Indonesian | Tiga Doa |
| Irish Gaelic | Na Trí Paidreacha |
| Italian | Le Tre Preghiere |
| Japanese | 三つの祈り |
| Kannada | ದಿ ಮೂರು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆಗಳು |
| Kazakh | Үш дұға (Cyrillic) Üş duğa (Latin) |
| Korean | 세 기도 |
| Kurdish | سێ نوێژەکە (Central) Sê Dua (Kurmanji) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Үч дуба |
| Laotian | ສາມ ຄຳ ອະທິຖານ |
| Latin | In Tres Orationes |
| Latvian | Trīs lūgšanas |
| Lithuanian | Trys maldos |
| Luxembourgish | Déi Dräi Gebieder |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Трите молитви |
| Malagasy | Ireo Vavaka Telo |
| Malaysian | Tiga Solat |
| Maltese | It-Tliet Talb |
| Marathi | द तीन प्रार्थना |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Гурван залбирал |
| Nepalese | द तीन प्रार्थना |
| Norwegian | De Tre Bønnene |
| Pashto | درې لمونځونه |
| Persian | سه نماز |
| Polish | Trzy modlitwy |
| Portuguese | As Três Orações |
| Punjabi | ਦ ਤਿੰਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾਵਾਂ |
| Romanian | Cele trei rugăciuni |
| Russian | Три молитвы |
| Sardinian | Tres Pregadorias |
| Scottish Gaelic | Na Trì Ùrnaighean |
| Serbian | Три молитве (Cyrillic) Tri molitve (Latin) |
| Sicilian | Tri Preghiere |
| Sindhi | ٽي نمازون |
| Sinhalese | තුන් යාච්ඤා |
| Slovak | Tri modlitby |
| Slovenian | Tri molitve |
| Somali | Saddexda Salaadood |
| Spanish | Las Tres Oraciones |
| Swahili | Sala tatu |
| Swedish | De Tre Bönerna |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Се намоз |
| Tamil | த மூன்று பிரார்த்தனைகள் |
| Tatar | Өч дога |
| Telugu | మూడు ప్రార్థనలు |
| Thai | สามคำอธิษฐาน |
| Turkish | Üç Dua |
| Turkmen | Üç Doga |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Три молитви |
| Urdu | تین نمازیں |
| Uzbek | Уч намоз (Cyrillic) Uch namoz (Latin) |
| Venetian | Tre Preghiere |
| Vietnamese | Ba lời cầu nguyện |
| Welsh | Y Tair Gweddi |
| Yiddish | די דריי תפילות |
References[]
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Two, chapter 1: “A Description of the Island of Númenor”