S. Tyrn Gorthad loc. “Barrow-downs”
Sindarin name of the Barrow-downs (LotR/1040), a combination of the plural of torn¹ “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).
References ✧ LotR/1040; LotRI/Barrow-downs, Tyrn Gorthad; PE17/116; PMI/Tyrn Goerthaid; UTI/Tyrn Gorthad
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| torn¹ | “burial mound” | plural | ✧ PE17/116 |
| gorthad | “wraith, spirit of Dead” | ✧ PE17/116; PMI/Tyrn Goerthaid (Goerthaid) |