Ossiriand
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Ossiriand is Sindarin, meaning "the Land of Seven Rivers"[1] (alternatively "Land of Seven Streams"[2]).
Early names used by J.R.R. Tolkien for this region were Ossiriande[3], Assariad and Ossiriath[4].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. 81
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, p. 116
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lays of Beleriand, "The Lay of Leithian: Canto I", pp. 158-9
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, pp. 173, 233