Q. Fëanturi coll. “Masters of Spirits”
A name used collectively to describe Mandos and Lórien, the “Masters of Spirits” in Death and Dreams, respectively (S/28). This name is a plural compound of fëa “spirit” and the suffix -tur “master” (SA/fëa, tur).
Conceptual Development: This name dates back to the earliest Lost Tales, in the form ᴱQ/ᴹQ. Fanturi (LT1/79, LR/205), but in earlier writings it was often used in its singular form Fantur, especially in compound sobriquets of Mandos and Lorien: ᴱQ. Vefántur, ᴹQ. Nurufantur “Fantur of Death” for Mandos and ᴱQ/ᴹQ. Olofantur “Fantur of Dreams” for Lórien. This earlier form was glossed “Lord of Cloud” in The Etymologies from the 1930s, combination of fána “cloud” and -tur “lord” (Ety/SPAN, TUR).
In Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, the names Mandos and Lórien became the sobriquets, while their true names were Námo and Irmo (S/28, WJ/402-3). Fanturi became Fëanturi and was only used collectively (MR/145).
References ✧ LT1/79; LT1I/Fantur; MRI/Fantur; S/28; SA/fëa, tur; SI; SMI/Fanturi; UTI
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| fëa | “(indwelling or incarnate) spirit, soul” | ✧ SA/fëa | |
| -tur | “master, lord, ruler” | plural | ✧ SA/tur |
ᴹQ. Fantur pn. “Lord of Cloud”
References ✧ Ety/LEP, SPAN, TUR; EtyAC/SPAN; LRI/Fanturi; MRI; SMI/Fanturi
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| Fanturi | plural | ✧ LRI/Fanturi; MRI/Fantur; SMI/Fanturi |
| Fanturion | plural genitive | ✧ Ety/LEP |
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| fána | “cloud; white” | ✧ Ety/SPAN |
| -tur | “master, victor, lord” | ✧ Ety/TUR |
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| ᴹ✶Spanturo > Fantur | [spanturo] > [spantur] > [ɸantur] > [fantur] | ✧ Ety/SPAN |
ᴱQ. Fantur pn.
References ✧ LT1/79; LT1A/Fanturi; LT1I; QL/37-38, 100
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| Fanturi | plural | ✧ LT1A/Fanturi |
| Fantúri | plural | ✧ LT1I/Fantur |
| Fánturi | plural | ✧ LT1/79 |
| Fantur- | stem | ✧ QL/37 |
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