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Sea of Núrnen
Sea of Núrnen
Núrnen is glossed as "sad-water". Tolkien also suggested the form Nûrnen ("death, dead water"), and noted the related Sindarin word guru ("death").
The name is commonly understood to be Sindarin, consisting of the elements Nurn + nen ("water").
Núrnen is glossed as "sad-water". Tolkien also suggested the form Nûrnen ("death, dead water"), and noted the related Sindarin word guru ("death"). The name is commonly understood to be Sindarin, consisting of the elements Nurn + nen ("water").