S. Dagmor pn. “?Slayer of Darkness”

S. Dagmor, pn. “?Slayer of Darkness”

Beren’s sword, named only in the “The Lay of Leithian Recommenced” from the 1950s (LB/350). The initial element may be a form of dag- “slay” and the second element may be môr “darkness”, hence: “*Slayer of Darkness” (as suggested by David Salo, GS/360).

References ✧ LB/350; LBI

Elements

#dag-? “to slay”
môr? “dark(ness); †night”