Within Unfinished Tales, Christopher Tolkien consistently spells the name Taur-e-Ndaedelos (that is, with a hyphen between Taur and e) and this is indeed the usual structure for Elvish names of this form. The name also appears in Appendix F to The Lord of the Rings and there, however, it is spelt Taur e-Ndaedelos (with a space, not a hyphen, between the first two words). The version in The Lord of the Rings has retained that spelling across multiple editions without amendment and, as such, we prefer that 'spaced' version of the name here. Nonetheless, the hyphenated form is also regularly seen. |