S. Gwathló loc. “Greyflood”
The Sindarin name of the river “Greyflood” translated on the map of The Lord of the Rings (LotR/1082). This name is a combination of gwath “shadow” and l(h)ô “flood” (UT/263).
Conceptual Development: This name first appeared as N. Gwathlo with a short o on the draft maps of the Lord of the Rings from the 1940s (TI/304, 312).
References ✧ LotRI/Greyflood, Gwathló; PE17/136-137; PMI; SA/gwath; UT/261, 263; UTI/Agathurush, Gwathló; VT42/9; VT48/27-28
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| gwath | “shadow, dim light” | ✧ SA/gwath; UT/261; UT/263; VT42/9 (Gwath) |
| l(h)ô | “flood, fenland” | ✧ PE17/136 (slō-/(s)lō); PE17/136 (l(h)ô); PE17/137 (-lō); UT/263 (lô); VT42/9 (-ló); VT48/27 (slō-/(s)lō); VT48/27 (l(h)ô); VT48/28 (-lō) |
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