pensarn

place name. Pensarn

Earliest name of S. Sarn Gebir in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/366). It may be a combination of penn “slope” and sarn “stone”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.40).

Changes

• Pensarn → Ruinel ✧ TI/366
• Pensarn → Ruinel ✧ TII/Pensarn

Elements

Word	Gloss
penn	“declivity”
sarn	“stone as a material”