kalenarda

place name. Kalenarda

Earlier name of Calenardhon in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/155), perhaps a mix-language combination of N. calen “green” and ᴹQ. arda “realm”. It also appeared as Kalinarda (WR/156), which might be the pure Quenya form of the name as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/§3.17).

Elements

Word	Gloss
calen	“green, (orig.) bright-coloured”
arda	“realm, region”

Variations

• Kalen(arda) ✧ WR/155
• Kalinarda ✧ WR/156; WRI/Calenardhon