S. Angrenost loc. “Isengard, (lit.) Iron Fortress”

S. Angrenost, loc. “Isengard, (lit.) Iron Fortress”

Sindarin name of Isengard (LotR/473), a combination of angren “iron” and ost “fortress” (SA/anga, os(t); PE17/32).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Angrobel (TI/71), variously revised to N. Angost or Angrenost (TI/420; WR/44, 72), eventually settling on the latter.

References ✧ LotR/473; LotRI/Angrenost, Isengard; PE17/32; PMI/Isengard; RC/772; SA/anga, os(t); SI/Angrenost, Isengard; UT/318; UTI

Glosses

Variations

Elements

angren “of iron” ✧ PE17/32; SA/anga
ost “fort, fortress, stronghold, citadel; fortified town; enclosure” ✧ PE17/32; SA/os(t)

Cognates


N. Ang(ren)ost loc. “Isengard”

See S. Angrenost for discussion.

References ✧ TI/420; TII; WR/44, 72; WRI

Glosses

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angren “of iron”
ost “city, town (with wall round)”

N. Angrobel loc. “Irongarth”

Earliest form of the name of Angrenost, translated “Irongarth” (TI/71). It seems to be a combination of a form of ang “iron” and gobel “village”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.4).

References ✧ TI/71, 130; TII

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ang “iron”
gobel “walled house or village, town” soft-mutation