S. Mornan loc. “Dark Valley”
Valley of the Morthond described as “a dark valley” (VT42/14), a combination of morn “dark” and nan(d) “valley”, as suggested by Carl Hostetter (VT42/29 note #31).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this valley was named N. Imlad Morthond “Blackroot Vale” (WR/287).
References ✧ UTI/Morthond; VT42/14
Related
Elements
| morn | “black, dark; night” |
| nan(d) | “vale, valley” |
N. Imlad Morthond loc. “Blackroot Vale”
Earlier name for Mornan in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, glossed “Blackroot Vale” (WR/287). It is a combination of imlad “vale” and the river name Morthond “Blackroot”.
References ✧ WR/287; WRI/Imlad Morthond
Glosses
Elements
| imlad | “dell, deep vale, glen” | ✧ WR/287 |
| Morthond | “Blackroot” | ✧ WR/287 |