Henneth Annûn
Henneth Annûn
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).
Elements
Word Gloss henneth “window” annûn “sunset, west; (lit.) going down”
Henneth Annûn
noun. window of sunset
henneth (“window”) + annûn (“west, sunset”)
henneth annûn
place name. Window of the Sunset
Variations
- Nargalad ✧ WR/164
- Anngalad ✧ WR/164
- Carangalad ✧ WR/164
- Heneth Carandûn ✧ WR/164
- Heneth Malthen ✧ WR/164
- Henlo Naur ✧ WR/164
- Henlo n’Annun ✧ WR/164
- Henuil n’Annun ✧ WR/164
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