Quenya
andúril
proper name. Flame of the West
Elements
Word Gloss andú- “going down, setting (of sun), west” RIL “brilliant (light), brilliance, brilliant (light), brilliance, [ᴹ√] glitter” Variations
- Andūril ✧ PE17/034
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Qenya
andúril
proper name. Flame of the West
The name of Aragorn’s sword after it was reforged (LotR/277), rechristened from its original name Narsil. This new name is a combination of the prefix andú- “west” and the root √RIL “brilliance” (PE17/35, 47). It was translated “Flame of the West” (LotR/277, Let/425).
Conceptual Development: Aragorn’s sword was long called Branding in Lord of the Rings drafts, and ᴹQ. Andúril did not appear until a late typescript (WR/370).