S. Fornost loc. “Norbury, (lit.) Northern Fortress”

S. Fornost, loc. “Norbury, (lit.) Northern Fortress”

The old capital of Arnor, translated “Norbury” (LotR/9). It is a compound of forn “north” and ost “city, fortress” (SA/formen, os(t)).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Osforod “Northburg” (TI/120), later revised to N. Fornobel (TI/147) and finally Fornost (WR/76).

References ✧ LotR/09; LotRI/Fornost, Norbury; PM/39; PMI; RC/774; SA/formen, os(t); SI; TI/304; TII; UTI; WR/76; WRI

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forn “north” ✧ RC/774; SA/formen
ost “fort, fortress, stronghold, citadel; fortified town; enclosure” ✧ RC/774; SA/os(t)

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N. Fornobel loc. “Northbury”

An earlier name for S. Fornost that appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/147, 296, 304). It seems to be a combination of forn “north” and the lenited form of gobel “town”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.17).

References ✧ TI/147, 296, 304; TII/Fornost; WRI/Fornost

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forn “right or north”
gobel “walled house or village, town” soft-mutation

N. Osforod loc. “Northburg”

An earlier name for S. Fornost that appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/120, 129). It seems to be a combination of ost “city” and forod “north”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.17).

References ✧ TI/120, 129, 147, 304; TII/Fornost

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ost “city, town (with wall round)”
forod “north”