Menel

Menel was a general term for both the sky and the heavens above Arda. The term was devised by Quennar to mean the "firmament" and "heavens".Parma Eldalamberon XXI, "Qenya Noun Structure", pg. 84
Tar-menel was the highest region of Menel,A Tolkien Compass, "Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings"Parma Eldalamberon XVII, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", pgs. 19, 22 being the dwelling place of the stars.Unfinished Tales, Index
==Mentions==
Menelrond, the throneroom of Thingol, was named after Nur-menelThe History of Middle-earth, Morgoth's Ring, pg. 388, both of which contain the word Menel.The History of Middle-earth, The Peoples of Middle-earth, Chapter XII: "The Problem of Ros", p. 371
During Húrin's imprisonment by Morgoth in the First Age, he defied the Dark Lord by saying that he was and never would be the Lord of Men even if the whole of "Arda and Menel" were to fall to him.Unfinished Tales, Narn i Chîn Húrin 
In the Second Age, Númenórean mariner Aldarion and his wife Erendis once looked up and observed the "blue Menel" above themUnfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", implying that Menel can refer to the common sky.
In the late Third Age recovering in Rivendell, Frodo Baggins overheard Elves singing, "A Elbereth Gilthoniel o menel aglar elenath".The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, "Many Meetings"'' Once while Samwise Gamgee was alone, he uttered in Elvish a saying he did not understand, which mentioned Menel: "o menel palan-diriel".The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Four, "The Choices of Master Samwise"''
==References==
Category:Quenya names & words
Category:Atmosphere