S. Nan Curunír loc. “Valley of Saruman”
Sindarin name of the Valley of Saruman (LotR/487), also translated “Wizard’s Vale” (LotR/552). It is a combination of nan(d) “valley” and Curunír “Saruman”.
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Nan Gurunír (TI/420, WR/8), since at this stage both nouns and adjectives were lenited in this position.
References ✧ LotR/487, 552; LotRI/Nan Curunír, Wizard’s Vale; RC/389; SD/136; SDI1/Nan Gurunír; WRI/Nan Gurunír
Glosses
Elements
| nan(d) | “vale, valley” |
| Curunír | “Man of Skill” |
N. Nan Gurunír loc. “Valley of Saruman”
References ✧ SD/136; SDI1/Nan Gurunír; TI/420; WR/4; WRI/Nan Gurunír
Glosses
Changes
Elements
| nann | “wide grassland” | |
| curunir | “a man of craft, wizard” | soft-mutation |