torfirion

place name. Westermanton

Earlier name for Annúminas appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s with the gloss “Westermanton” (TI/144, 304). It may be a combination of Torfir “High-man” and the suffix -ion used in the names of lands, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.19).

Changes

• Torfirion → Annúminas “Westermanton” ✧ TI/145
• Torfirion → Annúminas “Westermanton” ✧ TI/304

Cognates

• ᴹQ. Tarkilmar “Westermanton” ✧ TI/144

Elements

Word	Gloss
Torfir	“High-man”
-ion	“-region, -land”