Wilwarin was one of the constellations of stars set in the heavens of Arda by Varda.
History[]
Wilwarin like Soronúmë, Anarríma, and Menelmacar was a collection of stars gathered by Varda before the Awakening of the Elves and set in the heavens as signs to come.[1]
Etymology[]
Wilwarin is a Quenya word that meant 'butterfly'.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Wilwarin is comparable to the constellation Cassiopeia.[2]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ቭኢልዋሪን |
| Arabic | ويلواران |
| Armenian | Վիլվարին |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Ўілўарін |
| Bengali | উইলবারীন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Вилщарин |
| Georgian | ვილვარინი |
| Greek | Ωιλωαριν |
| Gujarati | વિલ્વિરિન |
| Hebrew | וילווארין |
| Hindi | विल्वरिन |
| Kannada | ವಿಲ್ವಾರಿನ್ |
| Kazakh | Вильварин (Cyrillic) Vïl’varïn (Latin) |
| Korean | 윌 와린 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Вилwарин |
| Laotian | ຜລວະຣິນ |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Вилwарин |
| Marathi | विल्वरिन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Вилварин |
| Nepalese | विल्वरिन |
| Persian | ویلارین |
| Punjabi | ਵਿਲਵੀਰਿਨ |
| Russian | Вильварин |
| Sanskrit | विल्वरिन् |
| Serbian | Вилварин (Cyrillic) Vilvarin (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | විල්වරන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Вилварин |
| Tamil | வில்வாரின் |
| Telugu | విల్వరిం |
| Thai | ฤลวะริน ? |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Вілварін |
| Urdu | ویلوارین |
| Uzbek | Вилварин (Cyrillic) Vilvarin (Latin) |
| Yiddish | ווילוואַרין |
| Constellation of Stars | |
|---|---|
| Anarríma • Menelmacar • Soronúmë • Telumendil • Valacirca • Wilwarin | |
References[]
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Silmarillion, Index of Names