Noldorin 

galdaran

masculine name. Galdaran

An early name for S. Celeborn appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s as a combination of galadh “tree” and aran “king”, along with even earlier forms Tar and Aran (TI/249).

Changes

  • TarAran ✧ TI/249
  • AranGaldaran ✧ TI/249
  • GaldaranGalathir ✧ TI/249

Elements

WordGloss
galadh“tree”
aran“king, lord (of a specific region)”

Variations

  • Tar ✧ TI/249; TII/Keleborn
  • Aran ✧ TI/249; TII/Keleborn
Noldorin [SDI1/Galdaran; TI/249; TII/Galathir; TII/Keleborn] Group: Eldamo. Published by