S. Angband loc. “Iron Prison”
The fortress of Morgoth in the North, translated “Iron Prison” (WJ/15), a compound of ang “iron” and band “prison” (SA/ang, band).
Conceptual Development: The name G. Angband appeared in the earliest Lost Tales, but in these early stories it was translated “Hells of Iron” (LT2/77, GL/19). This translation persisted into Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/13, LR/259). However, N. Angband was translated “Iron Prison” in The Etymologies (Ety/MBAD), and this was the usual interpretation in Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s (MR/305, WJ/15). Christopher Tolkien gave both translations in the Silmarillion Index (SI/Angband).
References ✧ LotRI; MR/350; MRI; PMI; SA/anga, band; SI; UTI; WJ/15; WJI
Glosses
Elements
| ang | “iron” | ✧ SA/anga |
| band | “prison, custody, duress” | ✧ MR/350; SA/band |
Cognates
N. Angband loc. “Iron Prison, Hells of Iron”
References ✧ Ety/MBAD; EtyAC/ANGĀ, BAD², MBAD; LR/259; LRI; PE22/34, 41; RS/182; RSI; SDI1/Angband; SMI/Angamandi
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| ang | “iron” | ||
| bann | “duress, prison” | ✧ Ety/MBAD; EtyAC/BAD² (bann); EtyAC/MBAD (bann) | |
| ᴹ√ANGA | “iron” | ✧ EtyAC/ANGĀ (ANGĀ) | |
| ᴹ√(M)BAD | “duress, prison, doom, hell; *judge” | ✧ EtyAC/ANGĀ (BAD²) | |
Cognates
ᴱN. Angbann loc. “Hells of Iron, Iron-hell”
References ✧ LBI/Angband; PE13/160; PE15/62; SM/13; SMI/Angband
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| Angbainn | plural | ✧ PE15/62 |
Cognates
G. Angband loc. “Hells of Iron”
References ✧ GL/19; LT1A/Angamandi; LT1I; LT2/51, 77; LT2I; PE13/110; PE15/20; QL/31
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Inflections
| Ambein | plural | ✧ PE13/110 |
Elements
| ang | “iron” | ✧ GL/19; LT1A/Angamandi; PE13/110 |
| band | “hell” |
Cognates