Ephel Duath
place name. Ephel Duath
ephel dúath
place name. Mountains of Shadow; (lit.) Fence of Shadow
The “Mountains of Shadow” west of Mordor (LotR/636), or more literally the “Fence of Shadow” (RC/457). This name is combination of ephel “fence” and dúath “night shadow” (SA/pel, dú, gwath; PE17/152).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, the earliest Elvish name these mountains was simply N. Duath (TI/309, TI/343), later revised to N. Hebel Dúath (WR/122) and finally Ephel Dúath (WR/180).
Elements
Word Gloss ephel “outer fence, surrounding ring” dúath “night shadow, dark/black shadow, night shadow, dark/black shadow, [N.] night-shade” Variations
- Ephel Duath ✧ PE17/152
hebel dúath
place name. Mountains of Shadow
Earlier name of the Mountains of Shadow in Morder in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/122, 180), a combination of hebel (“?fence”) and dú(w)ath “night-shade”.
Changes
- Hebel Dúath → Ephel Dúath “Mountains of Shadow” ✧ WR/122
- Hebel Dúath → Ephel Dúath ✧ WR/180
Elements
Word Gloss hebel “?fence” dú(w)ath “night-shade”
eryd-lómin
place name. Mountains of Shadow
Changes
Eryd-Lómin→ Eredwethion ✧ SM/140- Eryd Lómin → Eredwethion ✧ SM/221
- Eredlómin → Eredwethion ✧ SMI/Eredlómin
- Eredlómin → Eredwethion ✧ SMI/Eredwethion
Elements
Word Gloss orod “mountain” lómin “shady, shadowy, gloomy; gloom(iness)” Variations
- Eredlúmin ✧ LR/405; LRI/Eredlómin
- Eryd Lómin ✧ SM/221
- Erydlómin ✧ SM/296; SMI/Eredlómin
- Eredlómin ✧ SMI/Eredlómin; SMI/Eredwethion
- Eredlómen ✧ SMI/Eredlómin
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