rathcarn

place name. Red Way

Variant of Crandir, an earlier name for Celebrant in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (RS/433). Its first element is likely rath “course” and its second element a variant of caran “red”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/1.10).

Changes

• Rathgarn → Rathcarn ✧ RS/433

Elements

Word	Gloss
rath	“course, river-bed”
caran	“red”

Variations

• Rathgarn ✧ RS/433 (Rathgarn); RSI/Rathcarn (Rathgarn)

crandir

place name. Red Way

Earlier name for Celebrant in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (RS/433). Its first element is likely caran “red”, but the meaning of its second element is unclear; Roman Rausch suggested several possibilities (EE/1.10).

Changes

• Crandir → Celebrin “Red Way” ✧ RS/434