Eldamo : Noldorin : Galdaran

N. Galdaran m.

N. Galdaran, m.

An early name for S. Celeborn¹ appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s as a combination of galadh “tree” and aran “king”, along with even earlier forms Tar and Aran (TI/249).

See S. Celeborn¹ for further discussion.

References ✧ SDI1/Galdaran; TI/249; TII/Galathir, Keleborn

Variations

Galdaran ✧ SDI1/Galdaran; TI/249; TII/Galathir; TII/Keleborn
Tar ✧ TI/249; TII/Keleborn
Aran ✧ TI/249; TII/Keleborn

Changes

Tar >> Aran ✧ TI/249
Aran >> Galdaran ✧ TI/249
Galdaran >> Galathir “Tree-lord” ✧ TI/249

Elements

galadh	“tree”
aran	“king, lord (of a specific region)”