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 |