nan-eregdos

place name. Hollin

Earliest Elvish name for “Hollin” (S. Eregion) appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/166), apparently a combination of nann “grassland” and eregdos “holly”.

Changes

• Nan-eregdos → Eregion “Hollin” ✧ TI/173
• Nan-eregdos → Eregion “Hollin” ✧ TII/Eregion

Elements

Word	Gloss
nann	“wide grassland”
eregdos	“holly, holly-tree”

eregion

place name. Hollin

Cognates

• Ilk. Region “*Hollin” ✧ Ety/ERÉK

Element in

• N. Celebrimbor o Eregion teithant i thíw thin “Celebrimbor of Hollin drew these signs” ✧ TI/182

Elements

Word	Gloss
ereg	“holly-tree”
-ion	“-region, -land”