N. Rammas Ephel loc.

N. Rammas Ephel, loc.

Earlier name of S. Rammas Echor in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/288), a combination of ram(m)as “*great wall” and ephel “outer fence”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/3.28).

References ✧ WR/288; WRI/Ramas Coren

Elements

ram(m)as “*great wall”
ephel “outer fence”