N. Hebel Dúath loc. “Mountains of Shadow”

N. Hebel Dúath, loc. “Mountains of Shadow”

Earlier name of the Mountains of Shadow in Morder in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/122, 180), a combination of hebel (“?fence”) and dú(w)ath “night-shade”.

See S. Haudh-en-Ndengin for further discussion.

References ✧ WR/122, 180; WRI/Ephel Dúath

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hebel “?fence”
dú(w)ath “night-shade”

N. Duath loc.

The earliest Elvish name of the Mountains of Shadow in Morder in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/309, TI/343), it is simply dú(w)ath “night-shade” used as a name.

See S. Ephel Dúath for further discussion.

References ✧ TI/343; TII/Ephel Dúath; WRI/Ephel Dúath

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dú(w)ath “night-shade”