henneth

noun. window

A word for “window” appearing as an element in the name Henneth Annûn “Window of Sunset” (LotR/674; RC/473), apparently an elaboration of hen(d) “eye”.

Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s has G. galoth “window”, a combination of G. gal(a) “light” and G. ôth “hole” (GL/37).

henneth

noun. window

Henneth Annûn

Henneth Annûn

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henneth annûn

place name. Window of the Sunset

The falls where the men of Faramir camped, translated “Window of the Sunset” (LotR/0674), a combination of henneth “window” and annûn “sunset” (RC/473).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, Tolkien considered a large number of names before settling on N. Henneth Annûn (WR/164).

Henneth Annûn

noun. window of sunset

henneth (“window”) + annûn (“west, sunset”)

henneth

window

henneth (i chenneth), pl. hennith (i chennith)

henneth

window

(i chenneth), pl. hennith (i chennith)