N. Sarn Ruin loc.

N. Sarn Ruin, loc.

Earlier name of S. Sarn Gebir in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/366). Its initial element is sarn “stone”, but the meaning of its second element is unclear. Some possibilities were suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.39, 2.40).

See S. Sarn Gebir for further discussion.

References ✧ TI/366; TII/Sarn Ruin; WRI/Sarn Ruin

Elements

sarn “stone as a material”
?

N. Ruinel loc.

Earlier name of S. Sarn Gebir in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/366). Its meaning is unclear, but some possibilities were suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.39, 2.40).

See S. Sarn Gebir for further discussion.

References ✧ TI/366; TII/Pensarn

N. Pensarn loc.

Earliest name of S. Sarn Gebir in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/366). It may be a combination of penn¹ “slope” and sarn “stone”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.40).

See S. Sarn Gebir for further discussion.

References ✧ TI/366; TII

Changes

Elements

penn¹ “declivity”
sarn “stone as a material”