dant-ruinel

place name. Dant-ruinel

Earlier name for S. Rauros in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/285), also appearing as Dant-ruin (TI/283). Its first element seems to be dant “✱fall”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.39), but the meaning of the second element is unclear.

Changes

• Dant-ruinel → Rauros ✧ TI/285
• Dant Ruinel → Rauros ✧ TI/316

Elements

Word	Gloss
dant	“*fall”
?

Variations

• Dant-ruin ✧ TI/283; TII/Dant-ruin
• Dant Ruinel ✧ TI/316