minas (“tower, fort”), Ithil (“the moon”)
Sindarin
minas ithil
place name. Tower of the (Rising) Moon
Elements
Word Gloss minas “tower, fort, city (with a citadel and central watch tower)” Ithil “Moon” Variations
- Minas Anor ✧ LotR/0244
Minas Ithil
noun. the tower of the moon
Original name of Minas Morgul, translated “Tower of the Rising Moon” (LotR/244), a combination of minas “tower” and Ithil “Moon” (SA/minas, sil).
Conceptual Development: When it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, the name N. Minas Ithil was translated more literally as “Tower of the Moon” (TI/119).