Latest comment: Friday at 14:23 by Ed8r in topic spelling in etymology
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spelling in etymology
I believe that both of the following ought to be shown using the ligature form of the letters a and e
(or Dūnhaerg), . . . element of the name is haerg
Ed8r (talk) 18:08, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
- Have you read The Lord of the Rings - A Reader's Companion and checked if the ligature form is used there (among other things it quotes from the Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings that was written by J.R.R. Tolkien)? Both the entry for Dunharrow in The Thain's Book and for Dúnharg in the Encyclopedia of Arda, both very reliable sources, also use the spelling "haerg" without the ligature form. --Akhôrahil (talk) 06:53, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, I have read — and am currently responding based on — the form shown in The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion. If you have the new edition, check the section titled Nomenclature on page 769, where they reproduce Tolkien's own explanation of the etymology. Ed8r (talk) 14:23, 5 June 2026 (UTC)