Eldamo : Sindarin : Glindûr

S. Glindûr m. “*Dark Glance”

S. Glindûr, m. “*Dark Glance”

A name Tolkien considered as a possible replacement for Maeglin in the Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s (WJ/91, 146), along with rejected variants Targlîn, Morlîn and Morleg (WJ/323). It appears to be a combination of glîn(n) “gleam, glint” and dûr “dark”.

References ✧ WJ/48, 91, 146, 323; WJI/Glindûr, Morleg, Morlîn, Targlîn

Variations

Glindûr ✧ WJ/91; WJ/146; WJ/48 (Glindûr); WJ/323 (Glindûr); WJ/323 (Glindûr); WJI/Glindûr (Glindûr)
Targlîn ✧ WJ/323; WJI/Targlîn
Morlîn ✧ WJ/323; WJ/323; WJI/Morlîn
Morleg ✧ WJ/323; WJI/Morleg

Glindûr “*Dark Glance” was a transient rejected name for Maeglin “Sharp Glance”

Changes

Glindûr >> Maeglin ✧ WJ/48; WJ/146; WJ/323; WJ/323; WJI/Glindûr
Targlîn >> Morlîn ✧ WJ/323
Morlîn >> Glindûr ✧ WJ/323; WJ/323
Morleg >> Morlîn ✧ WJ/323
Morleg >> Maeglin ✧ WJI/Morleg
Morlîn >> Maeglin ✧ WJI/Morlîn
Targlîn >> Maeglin ✧ WJI/Targlîn

Elements

glîn(n)	“gleam, glint”
dûr	“dark (with evil implications), gloomy, hellish”