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Properly, the period to the end of the First Age (though sometimes used of the Second and Third Ages, too)
Meaning
Former, ancient times1
Other names
Properly equivalent to the Eldest Days, the First Age

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  • Updated 17 December 2005
  • Updates planned: 9

Elder Days

The ancient days of Middle-earth

Strictly, the time before the War of Wrath (that is, the days before the end of the First Age). The term is sometimes expanded to include the Second and Third Ages.


Notes

1

The use of the word 'Elder' is apparently meant to evoke the notion of ancient ancestors, too, as for example in archaic English eldern dawes, meaning 'days of our forefathers'.

See also...

Arda, Beleth (Bereth), Bree-men, Dark Lord, Dead Tree, Dragons, Durin’s Day, Eldest Days, Elvish World, Fangorn Forest, First Age, Gates of Morning, Grinding Ice, Hill of Ilmarin, Icebay of Forochel, [See the full list...]

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  • Updated 17 December 2005
  • Updates planned: 9

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Elder Days

The ancient days of Middle-earth

Dates
Properly, the period to the end of the First Age (though sometimes used of the Second and Third Ages, too)
Meaning
Former, ancient times1
Other names
Properly equivalent to the Eldest Days, the First Age

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 17 December 2005
  • Updates planned: 9

Elder Days

The ancient days of Middle-earth

Strictly, the time before the War of Wrath (that is, the days before the end of the First Age). The term is sometimes expanded to include the Second and Third Ages.


Notes

1

The use of the word 'Elder' is apparently meant to evoke the notion of ancient ancestors, too, as for example in archaic English eldern dawes, meaning 'days of our forefathers'.

See also...

Arda, Beleth (Bereth), Bree-men, Dark Lord, Dead Tree, Dragons, Durin’s Day, Eldest Days, Elvish World, Fangorn Forest, First Age, Gates of Morning, Grinding Ice, Hill of Ilmarin, Icebay of Forochel, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 17 December 2005
  • Updates planned: 9

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2005. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
DISC personality profiling brings a host of benefits and advantages.