fornost

place name. Norbury, (lit.) Northern Fortress

The old capital of Arnor, translated “Norbury” (LotR/9). It is a compound of forn “north” and ost “city, fortress” (SA/formen, os(t)).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Osforod “Northburg” (TI/120), later revised to N. Fornobel (TI/147) and finally Fornost (WR/76).

fornost erain

masculine name. Norbury of the Kings

A fuller name of Fornost translated “Norbury of the Kings” (LotR/993), a combination of the city name with erain, plural of aran “king”.

Fornost Erain

noun. North(ern) fortress of the kings

forn (“right, north”) + ost (“fortress, stronghold”), erain (pl. of aran “king”)

Fornost Erain

Fornost Erain

Fornost Erain is Sindarin. It means "Northern Fortress (of the) Kings"; from forn "north" and ost "fortress", and erain is the plural of aran. The Fornost component is a direct cognate to Quenya Formenos. It was translated as "Norbury of the Kings" (from supposedly Old English norð-burg), which represents its Westron name.