pel (from stem pel- “go round, revolve”) + ar(a) (“royal, noble”) + cîr (pl. of cair “ship”)
Sindarin
pelargir
place name. Garth of Royal Ships
Elements
Word Gloss pêl “*fenced field, [N.] fenced field” ar(a)- “noble, royal, high” cair “ship” Variations
- pelArgir ✧ LotR/1116
Pelargir
noun. harbour of royal ships
Pelargir
Pelargir
Pelargir is Sindarin for "Garth of (the) Royal Ships". Christopher Tolkien has noted that the first element derives from the Elvish element/root pel- ("go round, encircle"); the two other elements appear to be ar(a) ("royal, noble") + cîr ("ships").
A Gondorian city at the mouth of the Anduin (LotR/789), translated “Garth of Royal Ships” (RC/535), a combination of pêl “fenced field”, the prefix ar(a)- “royal” and the lenited form of the plural cîr of cair “ship” (RC/625).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Pelargir (WR/268).