Nur-menelnoun the lesser firmament, a great dome covering Valinor, made by Varda and full of star-imagines (see tinwë, nillë). It was a simulacrum of Tar-menel, the true firmament (MR:388)
nur-menel
place name.*Under Heaven
A term for the “lesser firmament” created by Varda in imitation of the true heavens Tarmenel (MR/388). It is probably a compound of some form of nu “under” and menel “the heavens”.
Nur-menel noun the lesser firmament, a great dome covering Valinor, made by Varda and full of star-imagines (see tinwë, nillë). It was a simulacrum of Tar-menel, the true firmament (MR:388)