Posted: January 26, 2000 at 12:31:15: by Michael Martinez
: : And, for what it's worth, I think the wall and dike were
: : built by Arthedain to stop agression from Cardolan. The
: : wall, at least, was on the north side of the dike. I wish we
: : could decipher the name "Tyrn Gorthad". I feel like its
: : meaning would shed some light on the history of the region.
: : It wasn't just a burial region. Dunedain actually lived
: : there in fortified towers. And shepherds lived there
: : afterwards.: From memory:
: Tyrn Gorthad = mounds/hills of horror/death holes or simply
: barrow downs.
:
: Let me know if you want a more exact deciphering and I will
: post the etymological breakdown when I get a chance. Note I do
: not hve my references with me so the above translation while I
: think it is essentially correct it may not be exact. I would like to see what you have. So far as I know, there is no canonical translation of the name, and that one doesn't look right to me (though I'm not a linguist). We had a discussion about this recently which has been archived.
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