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'''Nindalf''' was a location of swamps. It was translated as '''[[Wetwang]]''' in [[Westron]]. | '''Nindalf''' was a location of swamps. It was translated as '''[[Wetwang]]''' in [[Westron]]. | ||
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Nindalf was a location of swamps. It was translated as Wetwang in Westron.
Etymology
The name is Sindarin, consisting of nîn ("wet") and talf ("flat field").[1][2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 52
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 779
