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Name Elbereth
Gender Feminine
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Other Forms FormsElentári (Quenya equivalent)
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Meaning & History
Means "queen of the stars" in Sindarin, composed of #êl# "star" and #bereth# "queen, spouse". In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, this was an epithet of Varda, the deity to whom the Elvish hymn 'A Elbereth Gilthoniel' was directed.