N. Hebel Dúath loc. “Mountains of Shadow”
Earlier name of the Mountains of Shadow in Morder in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/122, 180), a combination of hebel (“?fence”) and dú(w)ath “night-shade”.
See S. Haudh-en-Ndengin for further discussion.
References ✧ WR/122, 180; WRI/Ephel Dúath
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hebel | “?fence” |
dú(w)ath | “night-shade” |
N. Duath loc.
The earliest Elvish name of the Mountains of Shadow in Morder in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/309, TI/343), it is simply dú(w)ath “night-shade” used as a name.
See S. Ephel Dúath for further discussion.
References ✧ TI/343; TII/Ephel Dúath; WRI/Ephel Dúath
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dú(w)ath | “night-shade” |