The List of Names
Aldaron The Noldorin equivalent is given as Galadon, which does not appear elsewhere.
Balrog is said to be an Ore-word with no pure Qenya equivalent: 'borrowed Malaroko-'; contrast the Etymologies, stems
NGWAL, RUK.
Beleriand 'Originally land about southern Sirion, named by the Elves of the Havens from Cape Balar, and Bay of Balar into which Sirion flowed; extended to all lands south of Hithlum and Taur-na-Danion, and west of Eredlindon. Its southern borders undefined. Sometimes includes Doriam and Ossiriand.' With mis statement of the extent of Beleriand cf. QS §108; and with the derivation of the name Beleriand from Cape Balar, Bay of Balar, cf. the Etymologies, stem bal. This is me first occurrence of Cape Balar, which was however marked in on the second Map as originally drawn and lettered.
Beren The surnames of Beren were first given as Mablosgen 'Empty-handed' and Ermabuin 'One-handed' (as in AB 2 annal 232). The former was changed to Mablothren and men to Cam-lost (and in a separate entry Mablosgen > Mablost); the latter to Erchamui and then to Erchamion (again as in AB 2, note 22). From the Etymologies (stems kab, map) it appears that the names containing the element mob are Dkorin (Doriathrin) names, while those containing cam, cham are Noldorin.
Cinderion 'Gnomish name = Hither Lands'. This name has no reference to a source; it is found nowhere else, nor any form at all like it
Cristhorn was emended first to Cil-thorn and men to Cil-thor(o)ndori with the definition 'Eagle-cleft of Thorondor King of Eagles'. The forms Cilthoron and Cilthorondor are found in ■
me Etymologies (stem êî,), as also is Cristhoron (kiris). t
Dagor Delothrin 'The Last Battle, "the Terrible Battle", in which Fionwe overcame Morgoth.' The reference given is to
* AB 1 annal 250, where however no Elvish name is found. In a .
cross-reference in the list to the Last Battle it is called also 'the v
Long Battle' (for it lasted fifty years). ;
Dagor Nimaith is given as a name of the Battle of Unnumbered j Tears.
Dark-elves 'Translation of Moreldar (also called Rkorindi,-those who came not to Kor), the name of all the Elves who , remained wandering in the Hither Lands...' The term Moreldar is not found elsewhere. The nomenclature here is of course that of Q (§2), where Eldar = 'all Elves' and the Ïêî-rindi or Dark-elves are those who were lost on the Great March.
Dor-deloth, or Dor-na-Daideloth ' "Land of Dread" or "Land f of the Shadow of Dread", those regions east of Eredwethion and north of Taur-na-Danion which Morgoth ruled; but its . borders were ever increased southward, and early it included , Taur-na-Fuin.'
Dorthanion is stated to be a Doriathrin-name: thanion = 'of pines' (than). See the Etymologies, stem thon.
Dwarves 'Called by the Dark-elves (and so by the Gnomes) Nauglar (singular Naugla).' Nauglar appears in an addition to AB 1 (TV. 311); the QS form is Naugrim.
Etivorn 'Lake-Black in Dor Granthir.' This was a latter addition to the list and has no source-reference. Elivorn may well have been the form erased and replaced by Helevorn in QS §118. ; Dor Granthir is found in me same passage in QS.
Eredtindon ' "Blue Mountains" (Und blue), eastern bounds of
Beleriand.' See the commentary on QS § 108. >
Eredlumin '"Gloomy Mountains", mountains to east [read west] of Hithlum, overlooking the Seas.' As the list was originally made, Ered-ldmin was at both occurrences written Eredlumin. I have noted (TV. 192-3) that bom the meaning of the name and its application were changed, so mat Ered-ldmin 'Shadowy Mountains', to the east and south of Hithlum, as in Q, became Ered-ldmin 'Echoing Mountains', the coastal range west of Hithlum; and at the same time the meaning of Dor- ] I6min changed from 'Land of Shadows' to 'Land of Echoes'. In the List of Names as originally made the new name for themountains east and south of Hithlum, Eredwethion 'Shadowy Mountains', already appears (with the etymology gwath 'shadow'), and there is here therefore a halfway stage, when Ered-ldmin (-liimin) had become the name of the coastal range but did not yet have the significance 'Echoing*. There is no doubt an etymological halfway stage also, which I take to be the explanation of die liimin form (found also in Dor-lumin on the second Map): the source was now the stem lum, given in the Etymologies as the source of Hith-lum (and of Q Hfsi-lumbe, changed to Hisildme under the influence of Idme 'night': Q lumbe 'gloom, shadow'). Hence the translation here 'Gloomy Mountains', which is. not found elsewhere. Finally the interpretation 'Echoing' arose, with derivation of -Idmin from the stem lam.
Fingolftn. i The cairn of Fingoffin is called Somas Fingolfin.
Fwn Daidelos 'Night of Dread's Shadow' or 'Deadly Nightshade' is given as a name of Taur-na-Fuin.
Gothmog ' = Voice of Goth (Morgoth), an Ore-name.' Morgoth is explained at its place in the list as formed from his Ore-name Goth "Lord or Master", with mor "dark or black" prefixed.' These entries in the List of Names have been discussed in Ï. 67. In the Etymologies the element goth is differently explained in Gothmog (cos, goth) and in Morgoth (KOT, but with a suggestion that the name 'may also contain goth').
Gurtholfin was subsequently changed to Gurtholvin and then to Gwrtholf. Gurtholfin > Gurtholfzlso in AB 2, note 39; see the Etymologies, stems golob and ngur.
Hithlum is translated 'Mist-and-Dusk'; see the Etymologies,' stems ions and lum.
Kuiviinen The Noldorin name Nen Echui is given; this is found in the Etymologies, stem kuy.
Morgoth See Gothmog.
Ores 'Gnomish orch, pi. eirch, erch; Qenya ork, orqui borrowed from Gnomish. A folk devised and brought into being by Morgoth to war on Elves and Men; sometimes translated "Goblins", but they were of nearly human stature.' See the entry 6rok in the Etymologies.
SarnAthrad is translated'Stone of Crossing'.
Sirion The length of Sirion is given as 'about 900 miles' from Eithil Sirion to the Delta. In QS §107 the length of the river from the Pass of Sirion to the Delta is 121 leagues, which if measured in a straight line from the northern opening of the Pass agrees with the scale on the second Map of 3.2 cni. = 50 miles (see p. 298). But the List of Names and the original drawing of the second Map were associated, and two of the ref-erences'given in the list are made to the Map, so that the figure of 900 miles (300 leagues) is hard to account for.
Sirion's Haven: '(Siriombar), the settlement of Tuor and the remnants of Doriath at Eges-sirion; also called Sirion.' The name Siriombar only occurs here; cf . Brithombar.
Mouths of Sirion: "(Eges-sirion), the various branches of Sirion at its delta, also the region of the delta.' Above the second s of Eges-sirion (a name not found elsewhere) is written an h, showing the change of original s to h in medial position.
Sirion's Well: '(Eithil or Eithil Sirion), the sources of Sirion, and the fortress of Fingolfin and Eingon near the spring.' TotTM is another mmie for ToZ-zw-GaMrftoffc. fulkas "The youngest and strongest of the nine Valar.' The reference is to Q, IV. 79, but it is not said there that Tulkas was the youngest of the Valar
