Sindarin 

Rhovanion

Wilderland

topon. Wilderland. >> rhaw

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:78] < S-RAB wild, in the senses 'not tamed, domesticated'; hence often 'fierce, savage, hostile (to Elves and Men)' < RAB astray, wa. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

rhovanion

place name. Wilderland

The wild lands of the East (LotR/1046), translated “Wilderland” (RC/779, PE17/78), a combination of rhovan “wilderness” and -ion “-land” (PE17/78).

Conceptual Development: A possible precursor to this name, rhofannor “Wilderness” appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s (EtyAC/RAB), but with its final element being dôr; its gloss was capitalized, but the name was not. In draft maps for the Lord of the Rings from the 1940s, this name was N. Rhovanion (TI/296) and Rhovannion with two n’s (TI/318). At one point in the drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices, it appeared as Róvannion with an initial R- instead of Rh- and a long ó (PM/214). In later writings, the form Rhóvannion with two n’s reappeared in Tolkien’s “Unfinished Index” of The Lord of the Rings (RC/14).

Changes

  • RóvannionRhovan(n)ion ✧ PMI/Rhovan(n)ion

Derivations

Elements

WordGloss
rhovan“wilderness; wild beast”
-ion“-region, -land”

Variations

  • Rhovan(n)ion ✧ PMI/Rhovan(n)ion
  • Róvannion ✧ PMI/Rhovan(n)ion (Róvannion)
  • Rhóvannion ✧ RC/014
Sindarin [LotRI/Rhovanion; PE17/078; PE17/099; PMI/Rhovan(n)ion; RC/014; RC/779; SI/Rhovanion; UTI/Rhovanion] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Rhovanion

Wilderland

Rhovanion is Sindarin for "wilderland" and contains rhovan, with the place-name ending -ion.

Sindarin [Tolkien Gateway "Rhovanion_(Region)"] Published by

Rhovanion

Rhovanion

Rhovanion is Sindarin for "wilderland" and contains rhovan, with the place-name ending -ion. Tolkien made Wilderland based on wilderness but with a side-reference to the verbs wilder, "wander astray" and bewilder.

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