thangorodrim

place name. Mountains of Tyranny

The mountains around the stronghold of Morgoth, translated “Mountain(-chain) of Tyranny” (PE17/116, RC/230) or “Mountains of Oppression” (MR/298). This name is a combination of thang “oppression”, orod “mountain” and the class-plural suffix -rim (SA/thang, orod, rim).

Conceptual Development: The name ᴱN. Thangorodrim first appeared in the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s (LB/8) and the name N. Thangorodrim was translated “Mountains of Duress” in The Etymologies from the 1930s, with the same derivation as given above (Ety/STAG).

Thangorodrim

place name. 'Mountains of Tyranny'

topon. 'Mountains of Tyranny'. >> thang

Thangorodrim

noun. mountains of tyranny

thang (“compulsion, oppression”) + orod (“mountain”) + rim (class plural suffix)

orod

mountain

(pl. ered, eryd; coll. pl. #orodrim isolated from Thangorodrim)

thangorodrim

place name. Mountains of Duress