-
English literature, in
particular from the line "Eala Earendel,
engla beorhtast" (Hail, Earendel,
brightest of angels) of the poem
Crist 1.
Tolkien stated...
- (soðfæsta
sunnan leoma) and the "brightest of
angels [≈ messengers]" (engla
beorhtast),
implying the idea of a
heavenly or
divine radiance physically and metaphorically...
- an Old
English fragment he
studied in 1913–1914: Éala éarendel
engla beorhtast / ofer
middangeard monnum sended. Hail Earendel,
brightest of
angels /...
-
interjection eala
compare Old
English éala in
Crist A (104), éala éarendel
engla beorhtast "hail Earendel,
brightest of angels!"[original research?] The
number of...
-
still thought so late in his life, in 1967. The line éala éarendel
engla beorhtast "Hail, Earendel,
brightest of angels" was Tolkien's inspiration. Tolkien...
- Ēala ēarendel
engla beorhtast / ofer
middangeard monnum sended (second half of top line,
first half of
second line) -
Exeter Book
folio 9v, top...
- Ēala ēarendel
engla beorhtast / ofer
middangeard monnum sended, "Hail Earendel,
brightest of angels, over Middle-earth to men sent" (second half of top...
-
English poem
Crist I
lines 104–108
which begins "Eala Earendel,
engla beorhtast", "O
rising light,
brightest of angels".
Tolkien expended considerable...
- 'Tolkien as a Philologist: The Lord of the Rings'". Ēala ēarendel
engla beorhtast / ofer
middangeard monnum sended, "Hail Earendel,
brightest of angels...
