Eldamo : Noldorin : Amon Hen

N. Amon Hen loc.

N. Amon Hen, loc.

See S. Amon Hen for discussion.

References ✧ TI/364; TII/Amon Hen; WR/128; WRI/Amon Hen

Variations

Amon Hen ✧ TI/364; TII/Amon Hen; WR/128; WRI/Amon Hen
Amon Henn ✧ WR/128; WRI/Amon Hen

Changes

Amon Hen >> Amon Henn ✧ WR/128

Elements

amon	“hill”
hên	“eye”

ᴹQ. Tirmindon loc.

An earlier name for Amon Hen appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/364), apparently a combination of some form of the root ᴹ√TIR having to do with watching and mindon “tower”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.61).

References ✧ TI/364; TII/Amon Hen

Changes

ᴹQ. Tirmindon >> N. Amon Hen ✧ TI/364

Elements

ᴹ√TIR	“watch, guard”
#mindon	“(isolated) tower”