S. Cormallen loc. “Golden Circle”

S. Cormallen, loc. “Golden Circle”

A field in Ithilien where the victory of the War of the Ring was celebrated (LotR/948). In his “Unfinished Index” of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien translated this name as “Golden Circle”, a combination of cor “ring” and mallen “golden” (RC/625).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Kormallen (SD/55).

References ✧ LotRI; RC/625; SA/mal

Glosses

Elements

cor “ring, circle” ✧ RC/625
mallen “golden” ✧ RC/625
MAL “gold” ✧ SA/mal

N. Kormallen loc.

See S. Cormallen for discussion.

References ✧ SD/55; SDI1/Kormallen