Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 12:59:07 GMT -5
Targon
Man of Gondor. Targon worked in the storehouse and buttery of one of the companies of the Tower Guard. On the morning of March 9, 3019, Targon provided Beregond and Pippin Took with a meal of bread, butter, cheese, apples, and ale.
Etymology:
The meaning of Targon is not certain. One possible meaning is "high valor" from the element tar meaning "high" and the ending -gon meaning "valor."
Sources:
The Return of the King: "Minas Tirith," p. 35
The Silmarillion: "Appendix - Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names," entry for tar
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entry for KAN
Man of Gondor. Targon worked in the storehouse and buttery of one of the companies of the Tower Guard. On the morning of March 9, 3019, Targon provided Beregond and Pippin Took with a meal of bread, butter, cheese, apples, and ale.
Etymology:
The meaning of Targon is not certain. One possible meaning is "high valor" from the element tar meaning "high" and the ending -gon meaning "valor."
Sources:
The Return of the King: "Minas Tirith," p. 35
The Silmarillion: "Appendix - Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names," entry for tar
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entry for KAN
