S. Haradrim coll. “Southrons, (lit.) People of the Harad”

S. Haradrim, coll. “Southrons, (lit.) People of the Harad”

Sindarin name of the Southrons (LotR/245), a combination of harad “south” and the class-plural suffix -rim (Let/178).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Haradoth >> Haradhoth (WR/365), ending instead with hoth “host”.

References ✧ Let/178; LotRI/Haradrim, Southrons; PMI; SI; UTI; WR/397; WRI

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harad “south”
-rim “collective or group plural” ✧ Let/178

N. Haradhoth coll. “People of Harad”

See S. Haradrim for discussion.

References ✧ WR/365; WRI/Haradhoth, Haradoth

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harad “south”
hoth “host, crowd; group plural”