S. Rhûn loc. “East”

S. Rhûn, loc. “East”

The great inland sea of the East (LotR/1045), which is simply rhûn “east” used as a name.

Conceptual Development: On draft maps for the Lord of the Rings from the 1940s, this name was N. Rhûnaer “Eastern Sea” (TI/307), also appearing as Rúnaer >> Rhúnaer in drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices (PM/198). A similar form N. Rúnaeluin appears in the drafts of the final chapters of the Lord of the Rings, and might be a variation of this name (SD/65, 71 note #9).

References ✧ LBI; LotRI; PMI; UTI; WJI

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rhûn “east”

N. Rhûnaer loc. “Eastern Sea”

See S. Rhûn for discussion.

References ✧ PMI/Rhûn; SDI1/Rhûn; TI/307; TII/Rhûn, Rhûnaer; WRI/Rhûn

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rhûn “east, eastern; †rising” ✧ TI/307
oer “sea” ✧ TI/307 (#aer)

N. Rúnaeluin loc.

See S. Rhûn for discussion.

References ✧ SD/65; SDI1/Rúnaeluin