S. Morannon pn. “Black Gate”
The Black Gate of Mordor (LotR/636), a combination of the element √MOR “black” with annon “gate” (Let/382, SA/annon).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, it was first named N. Ennyn Dûr, quickly rejected and replaced by the plural form Mornennyn “Gates of Mordor”. This form then lost its first n to be become Morennyn and finally became the singular Morannon “Black Gate” seen in the published version of The Lord of the Rings (WR/112-3, 122).
References ✧ Let/178, 382; LotR/636; LotRI/Black Gate(s), Morannon; PE17/73, 87; PMI; RC/231, 334; SA/annon; TII; UTI
Glosses
Elements
| √MOR | “black, dark, darkness” | ✧ Let/382; PE17/73 |
| annon | “(great) gate, door” | ✧ PE17/87; SA/annon |
N. Morannon pn. “Black Gate”
References ✧ SDI1/Morannon; WR/112, 122; WRI
Glosses
Elements
| ᴹ√MOR | “*black, dark” |
| annon | “great gate, door” |
N. Mornennyn pn. “Gates of Mordor”
Earlier name for S. Morannon (WR/112-3), a combination of morn “black” and the plural of annon “gate”, also appearing as (rejected) Morennyn (WR/113).
See S. Morannon for further discussion.
References ✧ WR/112-113; WRI/Morannon
Glosses
Variations
Related
Changes
Elements
| morn | “black” | ✧ WR/113 | |
| annon | “great gate, door” | plural | ✧ WR/113 (Ennyn) |
N. Ennyn Dûr pn. “Gates of Mordor”
Earliest name (rejected) for S. Morannon (WR/113), a combination of the plural of annon “gate” and dûr “dark”.
See S. Morannon for further discussion.
References ✧ WR/113; WRI/Ennyn Dûr
Glosses
Changes
Elements
| annon | “great gate, door” | plural | ✧ WR/113 (Ennyn) |
| dûr | “dark” | ✧ WR/113 |