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Henneth Annûn

Henneth Annûn

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Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:64] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

Henneth Annûn

noun. window of sunset

henneth (“window”) + annûn (“west, sunset”)

Sindarin [Tolkiendil] Group: Tolkiendil Compound Sindarin Names. Published by

henneth annûn

place name. Window of the Sunset

The falls where the men of Faramir camped, translated “Window of the Sunset” (LotR/0674), a combination of henneth “window” and annûn “sunset” (RC/473).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, Tolkien considered a large number of names before settling on N. Henneth Annûn (WR/164).

Elements

WordGloss
henneth“window”
annûn“sunset, west; (lit.) going down”
Sindarin [LotR/0674; LotRI/Henneth Annûn; PE17/064; PMI/Henneth Annûn; RC/473; SA/andúnë; UTI/Henneth Annûn] Group: Eldamo. Published by