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[[Fëanor]] and the [[Noldor]] landed on the shores of Drengist, and their ships were burned at [[Losgar]], which was located at the outlet of the bay.<ref>{{S|9}}</ref> From there, Fëanor and his host pierced into [[Hithlum]].<ref>{{S|13}}</ref>
[[Fëanor]] and the [[Noldor]] landed on the shores of Drengist, and their ships were burned at [[Losgar]], which was located at the outlet of the bay.<ref>{{S|9}}</ref> From there, Fëanor and his host pierced into [[Hithlum]].<ref>{{S|13}}</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
In an early manuscript by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]], ''Drengist'' is glossed as the [[Elvish]] translation of [[Old English]] ''Nearufléot''. The latter name is said by [[Christopher Tolkien]] to consist of ''[[Wiktionary:nearu|nearu]]'' ("narrow") + ''[[Wiktionary:fleet#English|fléot]]'' ("arm of the sea, estuary, firth").<ref>{{SM|QA1}}, p. 210</ref> The Elvish etymology of the name ''Drengist'' itself, however, appears to have been nowhere explained by Tolkien.<!-- Here could follow referenced suggestion(s) on how to interpret the Elvish name, I would suggest (User:Morgan) -->
In an early manuscript by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]], ''Drengist'' is glossed as the [[Elvish]] equivalent of [[Old English]] ''Nearufléot''. The latter name is said by [[Christopher Tolkien]] to consist of ''[[Wiktionary:nearu|nearu]]'' ("narrow") + ''[[Wiktionary:fleet#English|fléot]]'' ("arm of the sea, estuary, firth").<ref>{{SM|QA1}}, p. 210</ref> The Elvish etymology of the name ''Drengist'' itself, however, appears to have been nowhere explained by Tolkien.<!-- Here could follow referenced suggestion(s) on how to interpret the Elvish name, I would suggest (User:Morgan) -->


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Revision as of 06:25, 30 September 2018

Drengist was a firth in Beleriand. It broke through the Ered Lómin and ended in the Cirith Ninniach. The lands to the north were known as Lammoth, and to the south lay Nevrast.[1]

History

Fëanor and the Noldor landed on the shores of Drengist, and their ships were burned at Losgar, which was located at the outlet of the bay.[2] From there, Fëanor and his host pierced into Hithlum.[3]

Etymology

In an early manuscript by Tolkien, Drengist is glossed as the Elvish equivalent of Old English Nearufléot. The latter name is said by Christopher Tolkien to consist of nearu ("narrow") + fléot ("arm of the sea, estuary, firth").[4] The Elvish etymology of the name Drengist itself, however, appears to have been nowhere explained by Tolkien.

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