helm

masculine name. Helm

carma

helm

carma (2) noun "helm" (helmet) in Carma-cundo ("k") "Helm-guardian" (PM:260). Notice that in PE17:114, Tolkien indicated that he rather wanted carma to mean "tool" or "weapon", leaving the status of carma "helmet" uncertain. Possibly shortened to -car in the names Eldacar (Elfhelm?), Hallacar (Tall-helm?) Cf. also cassa in Etym.

carma

noun. helm

hallacar

masculine name. *Tall Helm

Spouse of Tar-Ancalimë, the first ruling queen of Númenor (UT/211). His name seems to be a compound of halla “tall” and the suffixal form -car of carma “helm”.

carma-cundo

proper name. Helm-guardian

A title of Minalcar as the regent of Gondor (PM/260). This name is a compound of carma “helm” and cundo “guardian”. Elsewhere cundo means “prince” or “lord” (Ety/KUN, PE17/117). This might still apply here, since Minalcar was heir to the throne. Furthermore, the crown of Gondor was originally a helmet (LotR/1043 note #1), so perhaps: Carma-cundo = “Crown Prince”.

valacar

masculine name. *Vala Helm

20th king of Gondor (LotR/1038). His name is a compound of Vala the suffixal form -car of carma “helm” (PE17/114).

cassa

helmet

cassa ("k")noun "helmet" (KAS; though spelt cassa also in the Etymologies as printed in LR, VT45:19 indicates that Tolkien's own spelling was kassa). Cf. carma in a later source.

castol

helmet

castol noun "helmet", synonyms tholon (q.v.), sól (q.v), also variant castolo ("k")(PE17:186, 188)

harna

helmet

harna (3) noun "helmet" (VT45:21)

harpa

helmet

harpa noun "helmet" (VT45:21)

sól

helmet

sól, also solma or solos, noun variant words apparently for "helmet", cf. castol, q.v. (PE17:188)

tholon

helmet

tholon noun "helmet", variant of castol (q.v.), though Tolkien might have mistakenly marked it as Quenya instead of Sindarin (PE17:186)

þolon Archaic

noun. helmet

castol(o)

noun. helmet

thôl

noun. helm

amloth

noun. helm crest, (orig.) uprising flower

An element meaning “uprising flower” in the name Ægamloth (archaic for Egamloth) “Pointed Helm-crest” (WJ/318). Tolkien indicated this word was not Sindarin, and it was probably borrowed from Q. ambalotsë of the same meaning. As such, it likely refers only to a helm crest, not a flower.

dor-cúarthol

place name. Land of Bow and Helm

The region where Túrin and Beleg campaigned against Morgoth, translated “Land of Bow and Helm” (S/205), a combination dôr “land”, cû “bow”, a variant ar of a “and” with thôl “helm” (SA/cú, thôl).

egalmoth

masculine name. Pointed Helm-crest

An Elf-lord of Gondolin and also the 18th ruling steward of Gondor (WJ/318, LotR/1039). This name is derived from the archaic form Ægamloth, and is a combination of aeg “sharp” and amloth “uprising flower”, with the more literal meaning of “pointed helm-crest” (WJ/318).

Conceptual Development: The Elf-lord G. Egalmoth was first mentioned in “The Fall of Gondolin” from earliest Lost Tales (LT2/173), and in the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, his name was glossed “Broad-back” or “Broadshoulder” (GL/19, 32). The very early tale of “The Fall of Gondolin” was never fully revised (UT/5), so the status of this character in Tolkien’s later writing is unclear. However, Egalmoth reappeared as the name of the 18th ruling steward of Gondor (LotR/1039, PM/205) and again in a late note on the etymology of Ecthelion (WJ/318). It is from this note that the above etymology of Egalmoth is taken.

gorthol

masculine name. Dread Helm

A sobriquet of Túrin, translated “Dread Helm” (S/205), a combination of gor “horror” and thôl “helmet” (SA/gor, thôl).

Dor-Cúartho

noun. land of bow and Helm

(n-)dôr (“land, dwelling-place”), cû (“bow”) + ar (“and”) + thôl (“helm”)

Gorthol

noun. terror-helm

gor (from gorgor “extreme terror”) + thôl (“helm”)

thôl

noun. helmet, helm

Haleth (son of Helm)

Haleth (son of Helm)

Haleth in Old English means "warrior". Not to be confused with Mannish Haleth.

castol

noun. helmet

thôl

helm

thôl (construct thol, pl. thŷl, coll. pl. ?tholath)

thôl

helm

(construct thol, pl. th**ŷ**l, coll. pl. ?tholath)

harn

helmet

harn (i charn, o charn), pl. hern (i chern). Note: this is a homophone of two unrelated adjectives harn, one meaning ”southern” and the other ”wounded”.

harn

helmet

(i charn, o charn), pl. hern (i chern). Note: this is a homophone of two unrelated adjectives harn, one meaning ”southern” and the other ”wounded”.

kasma

noun. ?helm

stol

root. helmet

In Quenya Notes (QN) from 1957 Tolkien gave the root √STOL “helmet” with derivatives like S. thôl or Q. castol of the same meaning (PE17/186). In etymological notes from around 1964 (DD) Tolkien instead gave √ÞOL “stand up, top” as the basis for these “helmet” words (PE17/188). For purposes of Neo-Eldarin I assume this root is √STOL to allow the retention of G. thol- “roll” for Neo-Sindarin.

harn

noun. helmet

harn

noun. helmet