Balar (the name of the island, from PQ *balāre) + iand (-and commonly used suffix in the names of regions and countries)
Sindarin
Beleriand
Beleriand
Beleriand
noun. the land of Balar
beleriand
place name. Country of Balar
The land in northwest Middle-earth where the Sindar dwelled, named after the island and bay of Balar (S/54). It ends with the archaic suffix †-ian(d) “land” (PE17/29, 37, 42), hence: “Country of Balar” (SI/Beleriand).
Conceptual Development: The first name for this region in Tolkien’s writings was ᴱN. Broceliand >> Broseliand, an indication that Tolkien was inspired by the legendary forest of Brocéliande in France (LB/160). He then considered a wild variety of possible names before settling on ᴱN. Beleriand (LB/157, 160). The name N. Beleriand appeared in Silmarillion drafts and The Etymologies from the 1930s, already with the derivation given above (LR/404, Ety/BAL).
Cognates
- Q. Valariandë “Beleriand” ✧ PE21/78
Element in
- S. i glinn hen agorer Edain mi Velerian, ach hí in Ellath îr ed epholar “*this song Men made in Beleriand, but now the Elves alone (?remember) it” ✧ VT50/18
- S. Inias Beleriand “Annals of Beleriand” ✧ MR/200
- S. os i Veleglinn i edain agorer vi Veleriann “*from the Great Song that men made in Beleriand” ✧ VT50/18
Elements
Word Gloss Balar -ian(d) “-land, country”
Beleriand
The Country of Balar
Beleriand translates to "The Country of Balar" with the ending -ian(d) for places and countries. The OS form could have been *Balariande (a slid to e because of the following i).
In the The Book of Lost Tales Part One, there is also the Quenya name "Valariandë".
Beleriand
Beleriand
Beleriand translates to "The Country of Balar" with the ending -ian(d) for places and countries. The OS form could have been *Balariande (a slid to e because of the following i). The element Beler/Balar is believed to refer to the Maia Ossë, who often dwelt at the shores of the island. In the The Book of Lost Tales Part One, there is also the Quenya name "Valariandë".
dúnedhel
beleriand, elf of
(i Núnedhel), pl. *Dúnedhil*** (i Ndúnedhil*) (WJ:378, 386)*
topon. -.