tolharn

place name. Stoneait

Early name for Tol Brandir in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, also appearing as Tollernen and glossed “Stoneait” (TI/324, 345), where “ait” is an archaic English word for “island in a river”. It seems to be a combination of toll “island” and a lenited form of sarn “stone”, as suggested by Roman Rausch, though he suggested the form Tollernen may instead contain an adjective ✱ernen “single” (EE/2.36) [but this does not match the gloss].

Changes

• Tolharn → Tollernen ✧ TI/324
• Tolharn → Tollernen ✧ TI/345
• Tollernen → Eregon “Stoneait” ✧ TI/345

Elements

Word	Gloss
toll	“island, isle”
sarn	“stone as a material”

Variations

• Tollernen ✧ TI/324; TI/345; TII/Tolondren