S. Haradwaith pn. “South-folk, the Harad”
Another name for the lands of the South (LotR/1045, UT/383), a combination of harad “south” and gwaith “people, region”.
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, the name N. Haradwaith was also used for the People of the South (TI/434) as well as “Sutherland” (TI/304).
References ✧ LotRI/Harad; UTI
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harad | “south” | |
gwaith | “people; region” | soft-mutation |
N. Haradwaith pn. “Sutherland; Men of the South”
References ✧ SDI1/Haradwaith; TI/304, 434; TII; WRI
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