N. Dolereb loc. “Lonely Mt.”

N. Dolereb, loc. “Lonely Mt.”

Early name of S. Erebor from Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s glossed “Lonely Mt.” (TI/306). It is a combination of dôl “head, hill” and ereb “lonely”.

See S. Erebor for further discussion.

References ✧ TI/306; TII/Erebor

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dôl “head, hill”
ereb “isolated”