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==Etymology==
==Etymology==


''Ettendales'' was "meant to be a [[Westron|Common Speech]] (not [[Elvish]]) name", containing the "obsolete element ''eten'' ('troll, [[Ogres|ogre]]')".<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 770</ref>
''Ettendales'' was "meant to be a [[Westron|Common Speech]] (not [[Elvish]]) name", containing the "obsolete element ''[[Wiktionary:ettin|eten]]'' ('troll, [[Ogres|ogre]]')".<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 770</ref>
 
For more, see [[Etten#Etymology]].


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Coldfells]]
*[[Coldfells]]


{{References}}
{{References}}


[[Category:Eriador]]
[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Eriador]]
[[Category:Valleys]]
[[fi:Jättilaaksot]]

Revision as of 11:17, 25 August 2020

The Ettendales were a cold land north of Rivendell, inhabited by Trolls.[1] The region, located within the Ettenmoors, consisted of valleys that extended up into the foothills of the Misty Mountains.[2]

Etymology

Ettendales was "meant to be a Common Speech (not Elvish) name", containing the "obsolete element eten ('troll, ogre')".[3]

For more, see Etten#Etymology.

See also

References