S. Dol Amroth loc. “*Hill of Amroth”
Capital of the province of Belfalas in Gondor (LotR/750), a combination of dol(l) “head, hill” and the name Amroth, hence: “*Hill of Amroth”.
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name was briefly changed to N. Barad Amroth “Castle Amroth” (WR/423), but mostly appeared as N. Dol Amroth (WR/395, TI/310).
References ✧ LotRI/Amroth, Dol Amroth; PMI/Dol Amroth; UTI/Dol Amroth
Elements
| dol(l) | “head, hill” | |
| Amroth | “Up-climber, High Climber” | ✧ LotRI/Amroth |
N. Dol Amroth loc.
References ✧ SDI1/Dol Amroth; TI/310; TII/Dol Amroth; WR/395; WRI/Dol Amroth
Elements
| dôl | “head, hill” |
| Amroth |
N. Barad Amroth loc. “Castle Amroth”
A transient name for Dol Amroth appearing in the Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/423), a combination of barad¹ “tower” and the name Amroth.
See S. Dol Amroth for further discussion.
References ✧ WR/423; WRI/Barad Amroth
Glosses
Changes
Elements
| barad¹ | “fort, tower, fortress” |
| Amroth |