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orod-na-thôn

place name. Mount of the Pine Tree(s)

A mountain in Dorthonion (LotR/469) translated “Pine-mountain” (RC/384) or “Mount of the Pine Tree(s)” (PE17/147). This name is a combination of orod “mountain”, na(n) “of” and thôn “pine-tree” (PE17/82).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as (singular) N. Orod Thon >> (plural) N. Orod Thuin (TI/420), omitting the na “of”.

Elements

WordGloss
orod“mountain”
na(n)“of; with, along with, accompanied by, provided with or by, associated with, marked with, of; provided with or by, associated with, marked with, with, along with, accompanied by; [N.] by”
thôn“pine-tree”

Variations

  • Orod-na-thôn ✧ PE17/082
  • Orod na Thôn ✧ PE17/147; TI/420; TII/Orod na Thôn
Sindarin [LotR/0469; LotRI/Dorthonion; LotRI/Orod-na-Thôn; PE17/082; PE17/147; RC/384; TI/420; TII/Orod na Thôn] Group: Eldamo. Published by