Tolkien Gateway   (Redirected from Heaven)  Menel was an Elvish
(both Quenya and Sindarin) name for the regions of air above
Arda, a name which is generally meant as "firmament, heaven" or
"the heavens".[1] Sometimes the word is simply synonymous with
the sky, but in other uses it is meant as a more sublime
reference to the domain of the stars and heavenly bodies.  Menel
is a physical place, although arguably a sacred one as it is the
location of the stars.   [edit] Etymology  The word is
understood as men "towards" + el "star" meaning "the Direction
of the Stars".[2]  The loremaster Quennar is attributed as
having devised the word Menel ("heavens, firmament").[3]  [edit]
Examples  Menel is seen in numerous personal and place-names,
including Meneltarma (the "Pillar of Heaven"), Meneldil, Tar-
Meneldur, Armenelos and Meneldor.  It also appears in A Elbereth
Gilthoniel "o menel aglar elenath" ("from the glories of the
star-host of heaven").[4]  Sam used it in his invocation from
Cirith Ungol: "o menel palan-dir