S. Tarlang loc. “Stiff Neck; Stiff/Tough Passage”
A mountain ridge in Lamedon (LotR/790), translated “stiff neck” (RC/536) or “the stiff/tough passage” (PE17/92). It was apparently the adjective S. tarlang “stiff-necked” used as a name (PE17/92).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Tarlang (WR/411).
References ✧ LotRI; PE17/92; RC/536, 777
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| tarlang | “proud, (lit.) stiff-necked; stiff neck (a nickname applied to men of haughty carriage or mood); the stiff/tough passage” | ✧ PE17/92 | |
| lang | “passage; neck” | ✧ RC/536 | |
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