Talath Dirnen

noun. guarded plain

talath (“flat surface, plain”), tirnen (p.p. of tir- “watch, guard, gaze, look at”)

talath dirnen

place name. Guarded Plain

The plain north of Nargothrond translated “Guarded Plain” (S/168), a combination of talath “plain” and the lenited form of tirnen “guarded” (SA/talath, Ety/TIR).

Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this name first appeared as N. Dalath Dirnen (LR/299), also appearing in The Etymologies under the root ᴹ√TIR (Ety/TIR). This form reappeared in Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, but was revised to Talath Dirnen (WJ/140).

Elements

Word	Gloss
talath	“flat lands, plain, vale”
tirnen	“guarded”

dalath dirnen

place name. Guarded Plain

Changes

• Dalath Dirnen → Talath Dirnen ✧ WJ/140
• Dalath Dirnen → Talath Dirnen ✧ WJI/Talath Dirnen

talath

noun. flat surface, plane

talath

noun. flat land, plain, (wide) valley

lad

noun. plain, valley

Talath Dirnen

dal

_. Compare the Talath Dirnen_ or ”Guarded Plain” mentioned in the _Silmarillion. FLAT OF THE HAND, see .

Talath Dirnen

dal

_. Compare the Talath Dirnen_ or ”Guarded Plain” mentioned in the _Silmarillion.

Talath Dirnen

dal

_. Compare the Talath Dirnen_ or ”Guarded Plain” mentioned in the _Silmarillion. 2) lâd (valley, lowland), construct lad, pl. laid

Talath Dirnen

dal

. Compare the _Talath Dirnen_ or ”Guarded Plain” mentioned in the _Silmarillion.

talath

plain

(noun) 1) talath (i dalath, o thalath) (flat surface, plane, flatlands, [wide] valley), pl. telaith (i thelaith). Tolkien changed this word from ”Noldorin” dalath_, LR:353 s.v.

talath

plain

(i dalath, o thalath) (flat surface, plane, flatlands, [wide] valley), pl. telaith (i thelaith). *Tolkien changed this word from ”Noldorin” dalath, LR:353 s.v. DAL. Compare the Talath Dirnen or ”Guarded Plain” mentioned in the *Silmarillion.

talath

surface

(i dalath, o thalath) (plane, flatlands, plain, [wide] valley), pl. telaith (i thelaith). *Tolkien changed this word from ”Noldorin” dalath, LR:353 s.v. DAL. Compare the Talath Dirnen or ”Guarded Plain” mentioned in the *Silmarillion.

talath

plane

talath (i dalath, o thalath) (flat surface, flatlands, plain, [wide] valley), pl. telaith (i thelaith). Tolkien changed this word from ”Noldorin” dalath_, LR:353 s.v.

talath

plane

(i dalath, o thalath) (flat surface, flatlands, plain, [wide] valley), pl. telaith (i thelaith). *Tolkien changed this word from ”Noldorin” dalath, LR:353 s.v. DAL. Compare the Talath Dirnen or ”Guarded Plain” mentioned in the *Silmarillion.

talath

flatlands

talath (i dalath, o thalath) (flat surface, plane, plain, [wide] valley), pl. telaith (i thelaith). Tolkien changed this word from ”Noldorin” dalath_, LR:353 s.v.

talath

flatlands

(i dalath, o thalath) (flat surface, plane, plain, [wide] valley), pl. telaith (i thelaith). *Tolkien changed this word from ”Noldorin” dalath, LR:353 s.v. DAL. Compare the Talath Dirnen or ”Guarded Plain” mentioned in the *Silmarillion.

laden

plain

(adjective) laden (flat, wide, open, cleared), pl. ledin (suggested Sindarin forms for ”Noldorin” lhaden pl. lhedin, LR:368 s.v. LAT)

laden

plain

(flat,  wide, open, cleared), pl. ledin (suggested Sindarin forms for ”Noldorin” lhaden pl. lhedin, LR:368 s.v. LAT)

palath

surface

1) palath (i balath, o phalath), pl. pelaith (i phelaith). 2) (flat surface) talath (i dalath, o thalath) (plane, flatlands, plain, [wide] valley), pl. telaith (i thelaith). Tolkien changed this word from ”Noldorin” dalath_, LR:353 s.v.

palath

surface

(i balath, o phalath), pl. pelaith (i phelaith).

lâd

plain

(valley, lowland), construct lad, pl. laid