Eärámë

Eärámë, or ‘Eaglepinion’, was initially the first ship ever owned by Eärendil.
==History & canon==
In earlier stages of J.R.R. Tolkien’s story of the voyage of Eärendil, Eärendil sailed in Eaglepinion when searching for Tuor - who had in secret chased after “the conches of Ulmo” in the ship Swanwing, and wrecked. The Vala Ulmo appeared and saved Eärendil, there at sea, before bidding him sail to Kôr. According to an outline of this story, it is later that Eärendil instead sails on the ship Vingilot, with Voronwë.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, chapter V: “The Tale of Eärendel”
Eärámë thus is excluded from the final tale in “Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath”.
==Etymology==
===Translation===
Eärámë is Quenya for ‘Eagle’s wing’, from ea meaning “eagle”, as in Eärendil, and rámë which is said to derive from ráma, “wing”, as in Alqarámë. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, Appendix: “Names in the Lost Tales - Part II”
===Previous names===
Other names given to this ship were Earum, which was changed from Earam, and Earnhama in Old English, meaning “eagle-coat”, though this name was struck out.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, chapter V: “The Tale of Eärendel”, Notes, 9
==References==
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