carach angren

place name. Isenmouthe, (lit.) Iron Jaws

Sindarin name of the Isenmouth, translated “Iron Jaws” (LotR/920) or “Iron Mouth” (RC/772, PE17/101). This name is a combination of carach “jaws” and angren “iron” (SA/carak).

Conceptual Development: This name was already N. Carach Angren when it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (SD/33).

Cognates

• Roh. Isenmouthe “Iron-mouth” ✧ RC/772

Elements

Word	Gloss
carach	“jaws, rows of teeth”
angren	“of iron”