Quenya 

Eldacar

elfhelm

Eldacar masc. name, *"Elfhelm". Compare carma "helmet". (Appendix A)

eldacar

masculine name. Elfhelm

The name of the 4th king of Arnor and the 21st kings of Gondor (LotR/1038), it is a compound of Elda “Elf” and the suffixal form -car of carma “helm”.

Conceptual Development: In the draft versions of The Lord of the Rings, ᴹQ. Eldakar was considered as a name for Aragorn’s father, where it was glossed “Elfhelm” (TI/366). An even earlier precursor of the name appears in The Etymologies: ᴹQ. Eldahar, where the second element is derived from the root ᴹ√KHAR “helmet” (EtyAC/KHAR).

Derivations

Elements

WordGloss
Elda“Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk”
carma“helm”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
Eldă-kāzā > Eldă-kār(ă) > Eldacar[Eldakāsā] > [Eldakāzā] > [Eldakāza] > [Eldakaz] > [Eldakar]✧ PE17/114

Variations

  • Eldakar ✧ PMI/Eldakar
Quenya [LotRI/Eldacar; PE17/114; PMI/Eldakar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Rohirric

elfhelm

masculine name. Elfhelm

Rohirric [LotRI/Elfhelm; SDI1/Elfhelm; WRI/Elfhelm] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

eldakar

masculine name. Elfhelm

An early name for Arathorn (TI/366). See Q. Eldacar for its later development.

Elements

WordGloss
Elda“Elf”
kár“head”
Qenya [TI/366; TII/Eldakar] Group: Eldamo. Published by