S. Forlond loc. “North Haven”

S. Forlond, loc. “North Haven”

A name for the “North Haven” of Lindon (LotR/1050), a combination of the prefixal form for- of forn “north” and lond “haven”.

Conceptual Development: On the draft maps for Lord of the Rings from the 1940s, this name appeared as N. Forlorn, with a final (lenited) element of N. lhorn¹ “haven” instead of lond (TI/301).

References ✧ LotRI; TI/301; TII

Glosses

Elements

forn “north”
lond “(land-locked) haven”

N. Forlorn loc. “North Haven”

See S. Forlond for discussion.

References ✧ TI/301; TII/Forlond

Glosses

Changes

Elements

forn “right or north”
lhorn¹ “haven, quiet water, anchorage, harbour”