Noldorin
morn
adjective. black
morn
adjective. black, dark
naglath morn
proper name. Teeth of Mordor
nelig myrn
proper name. Teeth of Mordor
ethuil
noun. spring
celw
noun. spring, source
doll
adjective. dark, dusky, obscure
dolt
adjective. dark, dusky, obscure
dúath
noun. darkness, shadow
dúath
noun. nightshade
dúwath
noun. darkness, shadow
dúwath
noun. nightshade
dûr
adjective. dark, sombre
dûr
adjective. dark
eithel
noun. issue of water, spring, well
môr
noun. darkness, dark, night
môr
adjective. black
A name for the towers guarding the entrance to Mordor in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, glossed “Teeth of Mordor” (WR/113). The name is a combination of the plural of neleg “tooth” and the plural of the adjective morn “black”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/3.11).
Conceptual Development: This name first appeared as (rejected) Naglath Morn (WR/122) using the class-plural naglath “teeth” instead of the ordinary plural nelig. In the published version of The Lord of the Rings, the towers were named individually, as S. Carchost and S. Narchost.