| 词条 | Westernesse |
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Whether or not Westernesse should be identified with one or more real-world locations remains, however, a point of dispute, since the narrative contains little geographic detail, and only vaguely echoes historical events.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} In King Horn, Westernesse can be reached by sea, and is ruled by King Almair. The throne eventually passes to Arnoldin, who is a loyal companion of the narrative's hero, Horn.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|pp=696–697}} Tolkien and WesternesseMany people today know 'Westernesse' as J. R. R. Tolkien's translation of Númenor, the name which he gave to one of the realms in his fictional world of Middle-earth. Tolkien, who studied Middle English texts professionally, indicated in one of his letters that he had derived his translation from the name as it occurred in King Horn:[2] {{Quote|I have often used Westernesse as a translation. This is derived from rare Middle English Westernesse (known to me only in MS. C of King Horn) where the meaning is vague, but may be taken to mean 'Western lands' as distinct from the East inhabited by the Paynim and Saracens.}}Notes1. ^{{harvnb|Chisholm|1911|p=696}} cites Cambridge Hist. of Eng Lit., i. 304. 2. ^{{harvnb|Tolkien|1981|p=361}}, letter 276 (12th September 1965) References
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