hrónatani

collective name. *Easterlings

A term for Men of the East (Easterlings), a compound of (h)róna “eastern” and the plural of Atan “Man” (PE17/18).

Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, the name ᴹQ. Rómenildi was translated “Easterlings” (LR/286), a compound of ᴹQ. rómen “east” and ᴹQ. Hildi “men”.

Cognates

• S. Rhúnedain “*Easterlings” ✧ PE17/018

Elements

Word	Gloss
(h)róna	“eastern, east”
Atan	“Man, (lit.) the Second (People)”