dor-rodyn

place name. *Land of the Valar

A Sindarin name for Q. Valinórë (MR/200). This name is a combination of dôr “land” and the plural Rodyn of Rodon “Vala”, also seen in the Sindarin name for the last day of the Elvish week: Rodyn (LotR/1110). This name may have replaced the earlier name Balannor; see that entry for discussion.

Cognates

• Q. Valinórë “Land of the Valar” ✧ MR/200

Element in

• S. Ínias Dor-Rodyn “Annals of Valinor” ✧ MR/200