Q. naltalma [ñ-] n. “heliograph” (Category: Glass)
A word for a “heliograph” appearing in notes from around 1968, an elaboration of Q. nalta “glittering reflection” (NM/353). Tolkien described it as “an Eldarin device for signalling from afar, like a heliograph, though it is said to have been also usable in a clear moon. Its form and the manner of manipulating it are not recorded, but it must have contained a bright surface.”
Reference ✧ NM/353 ✧ ñaltalma “heliograph”
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nalta | “radiance, glittering reflection” |