N. Minnastirith loc. “Watchtower”

N. Minnastirith, loc. “Watchtower”
See S. Minas Tirith for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/TIR; LR/146, 264, 269; LRI/Inglormindon, Minnastirith; WJI/Minnas-tirith

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minnas “tower”
tirith “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR
ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out” ✧ Ety/TIR (MINI)

N. Inglormindon loc.

Earliest name for the Minas Tirith of Beleriand in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/146 note #14), a combination of the name Inglor and mindon “tower”.

See S. Minas Tirith for further discussion.

References ✧ LR/146, 269; LRI/Inglormindon, Minnastirith

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Inglor “*Heart of Gold”
mindon “tower, isolated hill (especially a hill with a watchtower)”