S. Aglarond loc. “Glittering Cavern”
The caverns of Helm’s Deep, translated “Glittering Caves” (LotR/548) or “Glittering Cavern” (RC/421). It is a compound of aglar “brilliance” and rond “vault, high roofed cavern” (RC/421; SA/aglar, rond).
Conceptual Development: This name first appeared as N. Aglarond “Caves of Splendour” in Lord of the Ring drafts from the 1940s (WR/76), probably already with the etymology given above.
References ✧ Let/282; LotR/548; LotRI/Aglarond, Glittering Caves; RC/421; SA/aglar, rond; SI; UT/371; UTI/Aglarond, Glæ̂mscrafu
Glosses
Elements
| aglar | “glory, brilliance, splendour, radiance” | ✧ RC/421; SA/aglar | |
| rond | “(vaulted or arched) roof; vaulted chamber or cavern; heavens [as a roof of the world]” | ✧ RC/421; SA/rond | |
| ✶rondō | “vaulted roof or chamber; cave; †heavens” | ✧ Let/282 | |
Cognates
N. Aglarond loc. “Caves of Splendour”
References ✧ WR/76-77; WRI
Glosses
Changes
Elements
| aglar | “glory, splendour” |
| rhonn | “roof, cave” |