pl1. belair, pl2. balarwaith, beleriath n. >> belerion, belerieth
Sindarin
balar
place name. Balar
balar
balar
beleriand
place name. Country of Balar
The land in northwest Middle-earth where the Sindar dwelled, named after the island and bay of Balar (S/54). It ends with the archaic suffix †-ian(d) “land” (PE17/29, 37, 42), hence: “Country of Balar” (SI/Beleriand). This name retains final -nd because it is archaic; its modern Sindarin form would be Belerian (WJ/5).
Conceptual Development: The first name for this region in Tolkien’s writings was ᴱN. Broceliand >> Broseliand, an indication that Tolkien was inspired by the legendary forest of Brocéliande in France (LB/160). He then considered a wild variety of possible names before settling on ᴱN. Beleriand (LB/157, 160). The name N. Beleriand appeared in Silmarillion drafts and The Etymologies from the 1930s, already with the derivation given above (LR/404, Ety/BAL).
Beleriand
noun. the land of Balar
Balar (the name of the island, from PQ *balāre) + iand (-and commonly used suffix in the names of regions and countries)
Beleriand
The Country of Balar
Beleriand translates to "The Country of Balar" with the ending -ian(d) for places and countries. The OS form could have been *Balariande (a slid to e because of the following i).
In the The Book of Lost Tales Part One, there is also the Quenya name "Valariandë".
Beleriand
Beleriand
Beleriand translates to "The Country of Balar" with the ending -ian(d) for places and countries. The OS form could have been *Balariande (a slid to e because of the following i). The element Beler/Balar is believed to refer to the Maia Ossë, who often dwelt at the shores of the island. In the The Book of Lost Tales Part One, there is also the Quenya name "Valariandë".
Beleriand
Beleriand
topon. -.
dúnedhel
beleriand, elf of
(i Núnedhel), pl. *Dúnedhil*** (i Ndúnedhil*) (WJ:378, 386)*
Name of an island and bay at the mouth of the river Sirion, from which Beleriand got its name (S/54). Ossë would frequently visit this island to see the Teleri who lived there and nearby (S/57).
Conceptual Development: The island of N. Balar appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/180). In The Etymologies it was given as a derivative of the root ᴹ√BAL (Ety/BAL). In Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, Balar was said to be another name for Ossë and this was the source of the island’s name, but this idea seems to be based on earlier concepts and did not appear in the published version of The Silmarillion (WJ/5, 104).