S. Morgulduin loc.
Name of the stream through Morgul Vale (LotR/697), a combination of morgul “sorcery” and duin “river”.
Conceptual Development: When it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this stream was given two names: N. Duin Morghul with the elements in reverse order, or Ithilduin with the alternate element N. Ithil “Moon” (TI/312).
References ✧ LotRI; TII/Duin Morghul; WRI
Variations
Elements
| morgul | “black arts, sorcery, necromancy” |
| duin | “(large) river” |
N. Duin Morghul loc.
References ✧ TI/312; TII/Duin Morghul; WRI/Ithilduin
Related
Changes
Elements
| duin | “water, river” |
| morgul | “sorcery” |
N. Ithilduin loc.
References ✧ TI/312; TII/Duin Morghul, Ithilduin; WRI
Related
Changes
Elements
| Ithil | “Moon” |
| duin | “water, river” |