N. Amon Hen loc.

N. Amon Hen, loc.
See S. Amon Hen for discussion.

References ✧ TI/364; TII/Amon Hen; WR/128; WRI/Amon Hen

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amon “hill”
hên “eye”

ᴹQ. Tirmindon loc.

An earlier name for Amon Hen appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/364), apparently a combination of some form of the root ᴹ√TIR having to do with watching and mindon “tower”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.61).

References ✧ TI/364; TII/Amon Hen

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ᴹ√TIR “watch, guard”
#mindon “(isolated) tower”