Eldamo : Sindarin : Ered Engrin

S. Ered Engrin loc. “Iron Mountains”

S. Ered Engrin, loc. “Iron Mountains”

The “Iron Mountains” around Morgoth’s realm (S/118). This name is a combination of the plural of orod “mountain” and the plural of the adjective angren “of iron” (SA/orod, anga).

Conceptual Development: In the earliest Lost Tales, this name was as G. Angorodin (LT2/77). It was revised in the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s, first to (singular) ᴱN. Aiglir Angrin and then to (plural) N. Eiglir Engrin (LB/49), forms that also appeared in the Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/220). In the mid-30s, the form N. Ered-engrin first appeared (LR/258), and The Etymologies from the same period, it already had the derivation given above (Ety/ÓROT).

References ✧ S/118; SA/anga, orod; SI/Ered Engrin, Iron Mountains; SM/220; SMI/Ered Engrin; WJI/Eryd Engrin

Glosses

“Iron Mountains” ✧ S/118; SI/Ered Engrin; SI/Iron Mountains; SMI/Ered Engrin; WJI/Eryd Engrin (Eryd Engrin)

Variations

Ered Engrin ✧ S/118; SA/anga; SA/orod; SI/Ered Engrin; SI/Iron Mountains; SM/220; SMI/Ered Engrin; WJI/Eryd Engrin
Eryd Engrin ✧ WJI/Eryd Engrin

Elements

orod	“mountain”	plural	✧ SA/orod (ered)
angren	“of iron”	plural	✧ SA/anga (engrin)

N. Ered-engrin loc. “Iron Mountains”

See S. Ered Engrin for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/ÓROT; LR/258; LRI; SM/220; SMI/Angeryd

Glosses

“Iron Mountains” ✧ LR/258; LRI/Ered-engrin; SM/220 (Angeryd); SMI/Angeryd (Angeryd)

Variations

Ered-engrin ✧ LR/258; LRI/Ered-engrin
Eredengrin ✧ Ety/ÓROT
Angeryd ✧ SM/220; SMI/Angeryd

Elements

orod	“mountain”	plural	✧ Ety/ÓROT (ered)
angren	“of iron”	plural

ᴱN. Eiglir Engrin loc. “Iron Mountains, Iron Hills”

Earlier name for S. Ered Engrin appearing in the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s and Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LB/33, SM/220). This name is a combination of the plural of (ᴱN.) aiglir “mountain range” and the plural of the adjective angren “of iron”. It also appeared in the singular form Aiglir Angrin (LB/49, SM/220).

References ✧ LB/33, 49; LBI/Aiglir Angrin, Eiglir Engrin; LRI/Eiglir Engrin, Ered-engrin; SM/220; SMI/Eiglir Engrin

Glosses

“Iron Hills” ✧ LB/33
“Iron Mountains” ✧ LBI/Aiglir Angrin; LBI/Eiglir Engrin; LRI/Eiglir Engrin; SMI/Eiglir Engrin

Changes

ᴱN. Eiglir Engrin >> N. Ered-engrin “Iron Mountains” ✧ LRI/Ered-engrin
ᴱN. Eiglir Engrin >> S. Ered Engrin ✧ SM/220

Elements

aiglir	“peak, mountain top”	plural
angren	“of iron”	plural

ᴱN. Aiglir Angrin loc. “Iron Mountains”

See ᴱN. Eiglir Engrin for discussion.

References ✧ LB/49; LBI/Aiglir Angrin, Eiglir Engrin; SM/220; SMI/Aiglir Angrin, Angrin Aiglir

Glosses

“Iron Mountains” ✧ LBI/Aiglir Angrin; LBI/Eiglir Engrin; SMI/Aiglir Angrin; SMI/Angrin Aiglir (Angrin Aiglir)

Variations

Aiglir Angrin ✧ LB/49; LBI/Aiglir Angrin; LBI/Eiglir Engrin; SM/220; SMI/Aiglir Angrin; SMI/Angrin Aiglir
Angrin Aiglir ✧ SMI/Angrin Aiglir

Changes

Aiglir Angrin >> Eiglir Engrin ✧ LB/49; SM/220
Aiglir Angrin >> Eiglir Engrin ✧ LBI/Aiglir Angrin; LBI/Eiglir Engrin
Aiglir Angrin >> Angrin Aiglir “Iron Mountains” ✧ SMI/Angrin Aiglir

Elements

angren	“of iron”
aiglir	“peak, mountain top”

G. Angorodin loc. “Iron Mountains”

References ✧ LB/49; LBI/Aiglir Angrin, Angorodin; LT2/77; LT2A/Angorodin; LT2I; SM/220; SMI

Glosses

“Iron Mountains” ✧ LBI/Aiglir Angrin; LBI/Angorodin; LT2/77; LT2I/Angorodin; SMI/Angorodin

Changes

G. Angorodin >> ᴱN. Aiglir Angrin ✧ LB/49
G. Angorodin >> ᴱN. Aiglir Angrin ✧ LBI/Aiglir Angrin
G. Angorodin >> N. Angeryd “Iron Mountains” ✧ SM/220

Elements

ang	“iron”		✧ LT1A/Angamandi
orod	“mountain”	plural	✧ LT1A/Kalormë

Cognates

ᴱQ. Angoronti “Mountains of Iron”