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Ered Lithui

place name. Ered Lithui

topon.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:173] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

Ered Lithui

noun. ash mountains

ered (pl. of orod “mountain”), lith (“ash, sand, dust”) + ui (adjective suffix))

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ered lithui

place name. Ashen Mountains

The “Ashen Mountains” north of Mordor (LotR/636). This name is a combination of the plural of orod “mountain” and lithui “ashen” (SA/lith, RC/765).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Eredlithui (TI/344) and was translated “Ash Mts [Mountains]” on early maps for The Lord of the Rings (TI/305).

Elements

WordGloss
orod“mountain”
lithui“ashen, ashy, of ash, ash-coloured, dusty”
Sindarin [LotRI/Ashen Mountains; LotRI/Ered Lithui; PE17/173; RC/765; RGEO/66; SA/lith; UTI/Ered Lithui] Group: Eldamo. Published by