henneth (“window”) + annûn (“west, sunset”)
Sindarin
Henneth Annûn
Henneth Annûn
Henneth Annûn
noun. window of sunset
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”
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