Dates
Properly, the period to the end of the First Age (though sometimes used of the Second and Third Ages, too)
Meaning
Former, ancient times1
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Elder Days
The ancient days of Middle-earth
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Strictly, the time before the War of Wrath (that is, the days before the end of the First Age). The term is sometimes expanded to include the Second and Third Ages.
Notes
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The use of the word 'Elder' is apparently meant to evoke the notion of ancient ancestors, too, as for example in archaic English eldern dawes, meaning 'days of our forefathers'. |
See also...
Arda, Bereth, Bree-men, Dragons, First Age, Icebay of Forochel, King of Eagles, Lay of Eärendil, Swans
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