S. Angrenost loc. “Isengard, (lit.) Iron Fortress”
Sindarin name of Isengard (LotR/473), a combination of angren “iron” and ost “fortress” (SA/anga, os(t); PE17/32).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Angrobel (TI/71), variously revised to N. Angost or Angrenost (TI/420; WR/44, 72), eventually settling on the latter.
References ✧ LotR/473; LotRI/Angrenost, Isengard; PE17/32; PMI/Isengard; RC/772; SA/anga, os(t); SI/Angrenost, Isengard; UT/318; UTI
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| angren | “of iron” | ✧ PE17/32; SA/anga |
| ost | “fort, fortress, stronghold, citadel; fortified town; enclosure” | ✧ PE17/32; SA/os(t) |
Cognates
N. Ang(ren)ost loc. “Isengard”
References ✧ TI/420; TII; WR/44, 72; WRI
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| angren | “of iron” |
| ost | “city, town (with wall round)” |
N. Angrobel loc. “Irongarth”
Earliest form of the name of Angrenost, translated “Irongarth” (TI/71). It seems to be a combination of a form of ang “iron” and gobel “village”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.4).
References ✧ TI/71, 130; TII
Glosses
Changes
Elements
| ang | “iron” | |
| gobel | “walled house or village, town” | soft-mutation |