Eldamo : Sindarin : Minas Ithil

S. Minas Ithil loc. “Tower of the (Rising) Moon”

S. Minas Ithil, loc. “Tower of the (Rising) Moon”

Original name of Minas Morgul, translated “Tower of the Rising Moon” (LotR/244), a combination of minas “tower” and Ithil “Moon” (SA/minas, sil).

Conceptual Development: When it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, the name N. Minas Ithil was translated more literally as “Tower of the Moon” (TI/119).

References ✧ LotR/244; LotRI/Minas Ithil, Tower of the (Rising) Moon; PMI/Minas Ithil; S/291; SA/sil; SI/Minas Ithil; UTI/Minas Ithil

Glosses

“Tower of the (Rising) Moon” ✧ LotRI/Tower of the (Rising) Moon
“Tower of the (Rising) Moon, Moontower” ✧ LotRI/Minas Ithil
“Tower of the Moon” ✧ SI/Minas Ithil; UTI/Minas Ithil
“Tower of the Rising Moon” ✧ LotR/244 (Minas Anor); S/291

Variations

Minas Ithil ✧ LotRI/Minas Ithil; LotRI/Tower of the (Rising) Moon; PMI/Minas Ithil; S/291; SA/sil; SI/Minas Ithil; UTI/Minas Ithil
Minas Anor ✧ LotR/244

Elements

minas	“tower, fort, city (with a citadel and central watch tower)”
Ithil	“Moon”	✧ SA/sil

N. Minas Ithil loc. “Tower of the Moon”

See S. Minas Ithil for discussion.

References ✧ SDI1/Minas Ithil; TI/119, 144; TII/Minas Ithil; WRI/Minas Ithil

Glosses

“Tower of the Moon” ✧ TI/119; TII/Minas Ithil
“Tower of the Rising Moon” ✧ TI/144

Elements

minnas	“tower”
Ithil	“Moon”