S. Barad-dûr loc. “Dark Tower”

S. Barad-dûr, loc. “Dark Tower”

Sauron’s fortress in Mordor, translated “Dark Tower” (LotR/555). It is a combination of barad “tower” and dûr “dark” (PE17/22, 85; RC/274; SA/barad, dûr).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name was already N. Barad-dûr when it first appeared (TI/178).

References ✧ LotR/555, 564; LotRI/Barad-dûr, Dark Tower; LT2I; MRI; PE17/12, 22, 31, 85-86; PMI; RC/274; S/292; SA/barad, dûr; SDI2/Barad-dûr; SI; UTI

Glosses

Elements

barad “tower, great towering building” ✧ PE17/22; PE17/85; RC/274; SA/barad
dûr “dark (with evil implications), gloomy, hellish” ✧ PE17/22; PE17/31; PE17/85; RC/274; SA/dûr

Cognates


N. Barad-dûr loc. “Dark Tower”

See S. Barad-dûr for discussion.

References ✧ SD/24; SDI1/Barad-dûr; TI/178; TII; WRI

Glosses

Variations

Elements

barad¹ “fort, tower, fortress”
dûr “dark”

Cognates