i·Ponōrir was a region in the far north of the Great Lands in earlier versions of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium.
History
i·Ponōrir was the land where the Forodwaith came from. While he was leading a siege of Kortirion the Old, Orm, a sea-captain of the Forodwaith of i·Ponōrir, killed Déor, the father of Ælfwine, who was leading a "desperate sally" to defend the city.
Etymology
i·Ponōrir is a Qenya name glossed as "the Northlands, Scandinavia". It consists of the root phor- ("right-hand") and the word nōre ("native land, nation, family, country").
Pŏnōre is the Qenya name of a region in i·Ponōrir that is glossed as Norway.
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Description
i·Ponōrir was a region in the far north of the Great Lands in earlier versions of J.R.R. Tolkien 's legendarium .