S. Rhûn loc. “East”
Name of the region in the east and also part of the title of the Sea of Rhûn (LotR/1045), it is simply rhûn “east” used as a name.
Conceptual Development: On draft maps for the Lord of the Rings from the 1940s, the name of the sea was N. Rhûnaer “Eastern Sea” (TI/307), also appearing as Rúnaer >> Rhúnaer in drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices (PM/198). A similar form N. Rúnaeluin appears in the drafts of the final chapters of the Lord of the Rings, and might be a variation of this name (SD/65, 71 note #9).
References ✧ LBI; LotRI; PMI; UTI; WJI
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| rhûn | “east” |
N. Rhûnaer loc. “Eastern Sea”
References ✧ PMI/Rhûn; SDI1/Rhûn; TI/307; TII/Rhûn, Rhûnaer; WRI/Rhûn
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| rhûn | “east, eastern; †rising” | ✧ TI/307 |
| oer | “sea” | ✧ TI/307 (#aer) |