nimphelos

[Anglin]

Now Melian had much foresight, after the manner of the Maiar; and when the second age of the captivity of Melkor had passed, she counselled Thingol that the Peace of Arda would not last for ever. He took thought therefore how he should make for himself a kingly dwelling, and a place that should be strong, if evil were to awake again in Middle-earth; and he sought aid and counsel of the Dwarves of Belegost They gave it willingly, for they were unwearied in those days and eager for new works; and though the Dwarves ever demanded a price for all that they did, whether with delight or with toil, at this time they held themselves paid. For Melian taught them much that they were eager to learn, and Thingol rewarded them with many fair pearls. These Círdan gave to him, for they were got in great number in the shallow waters about the Isle of Balar; but the Naugrim had not before seen their like, and they held them dear. One there was as great as a dove's egg, and its sheen was as starlight on the foam of the sea; Nimphelos it was named, and the chieftain of the Dwarves of Belegost prized it above a mountain of wealth.
Therefore the Naugrim laboured long and gladly for Thingol, and devised for him mansions after the fashion of their people, delved deep in the earth

et dans l'index:
Nimphelos The great pearl given by Thingol to the lord of the Dwarves of Belegost. 105

prized it above a mountain of wealth. c'est donc plus prisé qu'une montagne entiere de richesses !!!!
et il me semblait que Dove c'était plus une 'colombe' (when the doves cry, de Prince !!!)

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Of the building of Menegroth.

$22. Now Melian had after the manner of the Maiar, the
people of Valinor, much foresight. And when two of the ages of
the Chaining of Melkor had passed, she counselled Thingol that
the Peace of Arda would not last for ever; and he therefore
bethought him how he should make for himself a kingly
dwelling, and a place that should be strong, if evil were to
awake again in Middle-earth. He called therefore upon the
Enfeng, the Longbeards of Belegost, whom he had befriended,
and sought their aid and counsel. And they gave it willingly, for
they were unwearied in those days, and eager for new works.

And though the Dwarves ever demanded a price for all that they
did, whether with delight or with toil, at this time they held
themselves paid. For Melian taught them much wisdom, which
they were eager to get; whereas Thingol rewarded them with
many fair pearls. These Cirdan gave to him, for they were got in
great number in the shallow waters about the Isle of Balar; but
the Naugrim had not before seen their like, and they held them
dear. And one there was great as a dove's egg, and its sheen
was as the starlight upon the foam of the sea; Nimphelos it
was named, and the chieftain of the Enfeng prized it above a
mountain of wealth.

puis plus loin...

$22. Enfeng, the Longbeards of Belegost. In the old Tale of the
Nauglafring the Indrafangs or Longbeards were the Dwarves of
Belegost, while Dwarves of Nogrod were the Nauglath (see II.247).
In Q the Indrafangs had become those of Nogrod (IV.104), and this
reappears in QS ($124): those who dwelt in Nogrod they [the
Gnomes] called Enfeng, the Longbeards, because their beards swept
the floor before their feet.' In the passage in AAm ($84) the Long-
beards, as here, are again the Dwarves of Belegost. - The conclusion
of this paragraph is wholly different in GA 1:
For Melian taught them much wisdom (which also they were
eager to get), and she gave to them also the great jewel which
alone she had brought out of Valinor, work of Feanor, [struck out
but then ticked as if to stand: for he gave many such to the folk of
Lorien.] A white gem it was that gathered the starlight and sent it
forth in blue fires; and the Enfeng prized it above a mountain of
wealth.
This was an idea that did not fit the chronology, for Melian left
Valinor in 1050, the year of the Awakening of the Elves, as stated
both in AAm (see X.77) and GA (Feanor was born more than a
hundred Valian years later, AAm $7; and in GA 2 the story of the
great pearl Nimphelos was substituted.

donc a l'origine une gemme fabriqué par Feanor lui meme et ramenée de Valinor par Melian la Maia !!!!
VOILA POUR MON COTE FOUINEUR .....