Ed. Hundar m.
Brother of Haldir, as indicated in a late genealogy chart of the House of Haleth (WJ/237).
Conceptual Development: N. Hundor was the son of (male) Haleth the Hunter and father of Haldir in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/297, LR/275). In The Etymologies, the name Hûndor was given as a combination of hûn “heart” and the suffix -dor “lord” (Ety/KHŌ-N, EtyAC/KHŌ-N).
The character Hundor continued to appear in Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s (WJ/49), but when the character of Haleth became a lady, the genealogy of this house was rearranged so that Halmir became the father of Haldir, and the similarly named Hundar became instead his brother (WJ/237).
References ✧ PMI/Hundor; WJI/Hundar, Hundor
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N. Hundor m.
References ✧ Ety/KHŌ-N; EtyAC/KHŌ-N; LRI; SMI
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hûn | “heart (physical)” | ✧ Ety/KHŌ-N |
-dor | “*king, lord” | ✧ Ety/KHŌ-N (#-dor) |