English: Tolkien's Sigelwara etymologies, leading to major strands of his Legendarium. The word is used for Aethiopians in Old English, but he thought this could not be the original meaning, which he explored using philology. He described his results in J. R. R. Tolkien, "Sigelwara Land" Medium Aevum Vol. 1, No. 3. December 1932 and Medium Aevum Vol. 3, No. 2. June 1934, and used them in his fantasy writings especially the Silmarillion and Lord of the Rings, as explained by Shippey, Tom (2005) [1982]. The Road to Middle-Earth (Third ed.). Grafton (HarperCollins). ISBN 978-0261102750, pages 48-49.