S. Merethrond pn. “Great Hall of Feasts”
The “Great Hall of Feasts” in Minas Tirith (LotR/975), a combination of mereth “feast” and rond “vaulted chamber” (SA/mereth).
Conceptual Development: This name was already N. Merethrond “Great Hall of Feasts” in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (SD/67).
References ✧ LotR/975; LotRI; SA/mereth
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| mereth | “feast” | ✧ SA/mereth |
| rond | “(vaulted or arched) roof; vaulted chamber or cavern; heavens [as a roof of the world]” |
N. Merethrond pn. “Great Hall of Feasts”
References ✧ SD/67; SDI1/Merethrond
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