Sindarin 

Arathorn

noun. royal eagle

aran (“king”) + thorn (“eagle”)

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Arathorn

noun. 'Steadfast King'

prop. n. 'Steadfast King'. >> ara-, thorn. This gloss was rejected.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:113] < S. _Aran-thorn_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

Arathorn

noun. 'Steadfast King'

prop. n. 'Steadfast King'. . This gloss was rejected.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:113] < _aran-thorn_ < ? + STOR, THOR. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

arathorn

masculine name. Steadfast King

The 12th and 15th chieftains of the Dúnedain, the latter of whom was the father of Aragorn (LotR/1038).

Possible Etymology: The initial element of this name is clearly ar(a)- “noble” (Let/426). Tolkien considered two possibilities for the second element: either thorn “steadfast" (PE17/32, 113) or thoron “eagle” (Let/427). The etymological discussion for the first of these possibilities is more complete, and includes the translation “Steadfast King” (PE17/113).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, the father of Aragorn was first named N. Aramir (TI/7), later revised to ᴹQ. Eldakar >> ᴹQ. Valatar >> N. Kelegorn (TI/404, note #10) and finally N. Arathorn (TI/392).

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
ar(a)-“noble, royal, high”
thorn“steadfast”

Variations

  • Aran-thorn ✧ PE17/032
Sindarin [Let/426; Let/427; LotRI/Arathorn; PE17/032; PE17/113; PMI/Arathorn; RSI/Arathorn; SI/Arathorn] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Aranthorn

'Steadfast King'

prop. n. 'Steadfast King'. >> Arangorn

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:32] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

Noldorin 

arathorn

masculine name. Arathorn

Noldorin [SDI1/Arathorn; TI/392; TII/Arathorn; WRI/Arathorn] Group: Eldamo. Published by