Earlier name for Annúminas appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s with the gloss “Westermanton” (TI/144, 304). It is a combination of Tarkil “High-man” and mar “home”, as noted by Roman Rausch (EE/2.19).
Noldorin
torfir
proper name. High-man
torfirion
place name. Westermanton
Earlier name for Annúminas appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s with the gloss “Westermanton” (TI/144, 304). It may be a combination of Torfir “High-man” and the suffix -ion used in the names of lands, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.19).