N. Minnastirith loc. “Watchtower”
References ✧ Ety/TIR; LR/146, 264, 269; LRI/Inglormindon, Minnastirith; WJI/Minnas-tirith
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| minnas | “tower” | ||
| tirith | “watch, guard” | ✧ Ety/TIR | |
| ᴹ√MIN | “stand alone, stick out” | ✧ Ety/TIR (MINI) | |
N. Inglormindon loc.
Earliest name for the Minas Tirith of Beleriand in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/146 note #14), a combination of the name Inglor and mindon “tower”.
See S. Minas Tirith for further discussion.
References ✧ LR/146, 269; LRI/Inglormindon, Minnastirith
Changes
Elements
| Inglor | “*Heart of Gold” |
| mindon | “tower, isolated hill (especially a hill with a watchtower)” |