Tol Galen

noun. green isle

toll (“island”) + calen (“green”)

tol galen

place name. Green Isle

An island in the river Adurant translated “Green Isle” (S/123), a combination of tol(l) “island” and the lenited form of calen “green” (SA/tol, calen).

Conceptual Development: The name N. Tol-galen also appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/305) and at one point in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s was considered as name for Tol Brandir (TI/271).

Elements

Word	Gloss
tol(l)	“island, (high steep-sided) isle”
calen	“green; fresh, vigorous; †bright, green; †bright, [N.] bright-coloured; [S.] fresh, vigorous”

tol-galen

place name. Green Isle

Variations

• Tolgalen ✧ LR/268
• Tol Galen ✧ TI/271; TII/Tol Galen