S. Talath Rhúnen loc. “East Vale”
Another name for Thargelion translated “East Vale” (S/124), a combination of talath “plain” and rhúnen “eastern” (SA/talath, rómen).
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this name was Ilk. Radhrost (LR/265), which was designated an Ilkorin name in The Etymologies (Ety/RAD, ROS²).
References ✧ S/124; SA/rómen, talath; SI/Talath Rhúnen; WJI/Talath Rhúnen
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Elements
| talath | “flat lands, plain, vale” | ✧ SA/talath |
| rhúnen | “eastern” | ✧ SA/rómen; SI/Talath Rhúnen |
Ilk. Radhrost loc. “East Vale”
Ilkorin precursor to S. Talath Rhúnen translated “East Vale” (LR/265). In The Etymologies, it was given as a combination of radhon “east” and rost “plain, wide land between mountains” (Ety/RAD, ROS²).
References ✧ Ety/RAD, ROS²; LR/265; LRI; WJI/Radhrost, Talath Rhúnen
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| radhon | “east” | ✧ Ety/RAD | |
| rost | “plain, wide land between mountains” | ✧ Ety/ROS² | |
| ᴹ√ROS² | “*plain” | ✧ Ety/RAD | |
| ᴹ√RAD | “back, return” | ✧ Ety/ROS² | |