carnbeleg

place name. Ruddyhorn

Earlier (rejected) name of Caradhras “Redhorn” in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (RS/433). It seems to be a combination of caran “red” and beleg “mighty”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/1.12).

Changes

• Carnbeleg → Taragaer “Ruddyhorn” ✧ RS/433

Elements

Word	Gloss
caran	“red”
beleg	“great, large”

taragaer

place name. Ruddyhorn

Earlier name of Caradhras “Redhorn” in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (RS/419). It also appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s as a combination of tarag “horn” and goer “red” (Ety/TARÁK).

Changes

• Taragaer → Caradras ✧ LRI/Taragaer
• Taragaer → Caradras ✧ RS/433

Elements

Word	Gloss
tarag	“horn; steep mountain peak”
goer	“red, copper-coloured, ruddy”