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Pel

From Tolkien Gateway

This article is about the Sindarin word pel. You may be looking for the root, and Quenya word, pel-.

Pel is a Sindarin noun and means "fenced field".^[1]

Examples:

• ephel, "encircling fence" or "outer fence"^[2]
• Pelargir, "Garth of Royal Ships";^[3] the port on the river Anduin in southern Gondor
• Pelennor (and Pelennor Fields), "fenced land";^[4] fertile land to the east of Minas Tirith

[edit] See Also

• cail, "(pointed) fence"
• echor, "encircling", "outer ring"
• gobel, "walled house or village, town"
• iâth, "fence"
• pel-, the root word from which pel is derived

References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies", entry PEL(ES)-
2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry pel-
3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index"
4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Index"