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haldir

masculine name. Hidden Hero

The son of Orodreth in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/147). In The Etymologies, this name was glossed “Hidden Hero” and given as a combination of hall “hidden” and dîr “man” (Ety/DER, Ety/SKAL¹).

Conceptual Development: This character was first named ᴱN. Halmir in the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s (LB/75), and the name Halmir also appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s before changing to Haldir (LR/147). In The Etymologies, his name was initially derived from (rejected) haldir “fur-hunter” (EtyAC/SKEL), and Tolkien also considered deriving it from the root ᴹ√KHAL “uplift” (Ety/KHAL²). The son of Orodreth did not appear in later versions of the Silmarillion, but the name Haldir was reused for several other characters.

Noldorin [Ety/DER; Ety/SKAL¹; EtyAC/KHAL²; EtyAC/SKEL; LR/147; LRI/Haldir; LRI/Halmir; SMI/Halmir; WJI/Haldir¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by

haldir

noun. fur-hunter

Noldorin [EtyAC/SKEL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

halldir

masculine name. Halldir

Noldorin [TI/262; TII/Haldir; TII/Hathaldir] Group: Eldamo. Published by