Quenya 

malariandë

place name. Beleriand

valariandë

place name. Beleriand

The genitive form Malariando “of Beleriand” was given as the Quenya translation of S. Beleriand appearing in linguistic notes from the 1950s (PE21/78). This form implies that primitively the initial form of this name began with mb-, but that concept is not well supported by other evidence. The lenited form of S. Beleriand consistently had an initial V- (VT50/18, LR/202), making Valariandë is a more probable Quenya form of this name.

Conceptual Development: The (ᴹQ) genitive form Valarianden appeared in an alternate title for the Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/202). In linguistic notes from the 1940s, this name appeared as Veleriande (PE22/126), but the use of e in this form means it is most likely a direct adapation of the Noldorin name.

Cognates

  • S. Beleriand “Country of Balar” ✧ PE21/78

Element in

Sindarin 

dúnedhel

beleriand, elf of

(i Núnedhel), pl. *Dúnedhil*** (i Ndúnedhil*) (WJ:378, 386)*

Telerin 

heculbar

place name. Beleriand

Cognates

  • Q. Hecelmar “*Home of the Hecel” ✧ WJI/Hecelloi; WJ/365; WJI/Hekelmar; WJI/Hekelmar

Variations

  • Heculbar/Hecellubar ✧ WJ/365; WJ/376
  • Hecellubar ✧ WJI/Hekelmar
Telerin [WJ/365; WJ/376; WJI/Hecelloi; WJI/Hekelmar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

beleriand

place name. Beleriand

Cognates

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
Balar
-ian(d)“-land”
Noldorin [Ety/BAL; LR/180; LR/202; LR/404; LRI/Beleriand; PE22/034; PE22/041; RSI/Beleriand; SDI2/Beleriand; SM/107; SMI/Beleriand; TII/Beleriand; WRI/Beleriand] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

noldórien

place name. Beleriand

Another name for Beleriand appearing in early Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/174), a compound of the plural of Noldo and the suffix -ien “land” (Ety/ÑGOLOD).

Conceptual Development: A similar, rejected name ᴱQ. Noldórinan appeared in the list of names that Tolkien considered before adopting Beleriand (LB/160).

Elements

WordGloss
Noldo“one of the wise folk, Gnome”
-ien“-land”
Qenya [SMI/Noldórien] Group: Eldamo. Published by

valariande

place name. Beleriand

Cognates

Element in

Variations

  • Veleriande ✧ PE22/126
Qenya [LR/202; PE22/126] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

beleriand

place name. Beleriand

Changes

  • ArsiriandBeleriand ✧ LBI/Arsiriand
  • BladorinandBeleriand ✧ LBI/Bladorinand
  • GeleriandBeleriand ✧ LBI/Geleriand
  • GolodhinandBeleriand ✧ LBI/Golodh
  • LassariandBeleriand ✧ LBI/Lassariand
  • OssiriandBeleriand ✧ LBI/Ossiriand

Variations

  • Golodhinand ✧ LB/160 (Golodhinand); LBI/Golodh (Golodhinand); SMI/Golodh (Golodhinand)
  • Geleriand ✧ LB/160 (Geleriand); LBI/Geleriand (Geleriand)
  • Bladorinand ✧ LB/160 (Bladorinand); LBI/Bladorinand (Bladorinand)
  • Belaurien ✧ LB/160 (Belaurien); LBI/Belaurien (Belaurien)
  • Arsiriand ✧ LB/160 (Arsiriand); LBI/Arsiriand (Arsiriand)
  • Lassariand ✧ LB/160 (Lassariand); LBI/Lassariand (Lassariand)
  • Ossiriand ✧ LB/160 (Ossiriand); LBI/Ossiriand (Ossiriand)
Early Noldorin [LB/157; LB/160; LBI/Arsiriand; LBI/Belaurien; LBI/Beleriand; LBI/Bladorinand; LBI/Broseliand; LBI/Geleriand; LBI/Golodh; LBI/Lassariand; LBI/Noldórinan; LBI/Ossiriand; SMI/Golodh] Group: Eldamo. Published by