annon

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annon is Sindarin for 'great door' or 'gate'.[1]

Etymology

The word derives from the root AD.[2] In Old Sindarin the word could have been *andondo

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References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", annon
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", AD

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