Astulat

Astulat, or Bony Ridge, was a hill of an uncertain location.Parma Eldalamberon XXI, "Qenya Noun Structure", "Declension of Nouns", pgs. 27, 37
==Etymology==
Astulat is a Quenya name that translates to "Bony Ridge", containing the elements astula ("bony") and hahta ("ridge, comb, crest").
Its construction, however, is not consistent with the rules of later versions of Quenya.
==Background==
The name is mentioned only in some linguistic manuscript notes about Elvish grammar in the 1930s. J.R.R. Tolkien never give any other information about it, but the fact that is a Quenya name could imply that it is located somewhere within the Undying Lands. The inspiration for this place might have been the legendary place of , mentioned in the lyrical ballad by Alfred Tennyson, which was in turn inspired by the thirteenth-century Italian short story known as .Hayley M., "Arthurian Influence in The Lord of the Rings", Elements, 15, pgs. 59-65
==References==
Category:Hills
Category:Quenya names & words