Q. Mindon Eldaliéva loc. “Lofty Tower of the Eldalië”

Q. Mindon Eldaliéva, loc. “Lofty Tower of the Eldalië”

The high tower of Ingwë at the summit of Túna in the city of Tirion (S/59), in some places simply called Mindon (S/70). This name is a combination of mindon “(lofty) tower” and the possessive form of Eldalië “Elven-folk”.

Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s this tower was called ᴹQ. Ingwemindon the “Tower of Ingwë” (LR/222).

References ✧ LBI/Mindon Eldaliéva; LT1I/Mindon Eldaliéva; MR/90, 180; MRI/Mindon Eldaliéva; SA/minas; SDI1/Mindon; SI/Mindon Eldaliéva

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mindon “(lofty) tower” ✧ SI/Mindon Eldaliéva
Eldalië “People of the Elves, Elven-folk” possessive ✧ SI/Mindon Eldaliéva (Eldaliéva)

ᴹQ. Ingwemindon loc. “Tower of Ingwë”

Earlier name for the tower of Ingwe in Valinor in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/222), a combination of his name with mindon “tower”.

References ✧ LR/222; LRI; MR/90, 180; MRI

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Ingwe “Prince of Elves”
#mindon “(isolated) tower” ✧ LR/222 (#mindon)