Q. Quenta Silmarillion pn. “History of the Silmarils”
The full and proper title for The Silmarillion (S/33). It is a combination of quenta “tale” and the genitive plural of Silmaril.
Conceptual Development: In the early 1930s, the original Quenya title of the cycle of tales that eventually became The Silmarillion was ᴹQ. Qenta Noldorinwa (SM/77). In the mid-30s, Tolkien introduced the name ᴹQ. Qenta Silmarillion which became the full title of the tales, while Quenta Noldorinwa became an alternate title (LR/202).
References ✧ PMI/Quenta Silmarillion; S/33; SI/Quenta Silmarillion
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| quenta | “story, narrative, account, history” | ✧ S/33 | |
| Silmaril | “Great Jewel” | genitive plural | ✧ S/33 (Silmarillion) |
ᴹQ. Qenta Silmarillion pn. “History of the Silmarils”
References ✧ LR/202, 204; MRI/Pennas Silevril; TII/Quenta
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