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Tyrn Gorthad

place name. Tyrn Gorthad

topon. >> gorthad, torn

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:116] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

Tyrn Gorthad

noun. Barrow Downs

tyrn (n. pl. “downs” [His.]) + gorth (“dead”) + sad (“place”)

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tyrn gorthad

place name. Barrow-downs

Sindarin name of the Barrow-downs (LotR/1040), a combination of the plural of torn “burial mound” and gorthad “wraith, spirit of Dead” (PE17/116), also appearing in the (archaic?) form Tyrn Goerthaid in drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices (PM/194).

Elements

WordGloss
torn“burial mound”
gorthad“wraith, spirit of Dead”

Variations

  • Tyrn Goerthaid ✧ PMI/Tyrn Goerthaid
Sindarin [LotR/1040; LotRI/Barrow-downs; LotRI/Tyrn Gorthad; PE17/116; PMI/Tyrn Goerthaid; UTI/Tyrn Gorthad] Group: Eldamo. Published by