Benrodir

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Benrodir was the "prince of Anárion" whose name appears in the early drafts of The Lord of the Rings. He is mentioned in a sketch alongside Nosdiligand and Inram as one of the leaders of Gondor that came to the aid of Minas Tirith during the War of the Ring.[1] Nothing else is known about him, as he appears nowhere else in the legendarium.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

According to Eldamo the name Benrodir is in Noldorin. Roman Rausch suggests that the second element of the name could be rodir ("nobleman"), composed of raud ("noble, eminent; lofty, high, tall; excellent") and dîr ("man").[2]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, "Part Three: Minas Tirith", "II. Book Five Begun and Abandoned", Sketches for Book Five, p. 252
  2. Paul Strack, "N. Benrodir loc.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 25 March 2022)