Saerthondost


 * "The true Sindarin name of this fortress, 
 * now little more than a crumbling ruin in the fens, is
 * Saerthondost, 'Fortress of the Bitter Root', named for a 
 * medicinal herb that grows there in abundance. Our esteemed 
 * colleagues of the Cartographers' Guild have seen fit to "correct" 
 * this to Sárathondost on His Majesty's map, substituting
 * ''Quenya sára "bitter" for the proper Sindarin form saer. We
 * might remind the gentlemen of the Guild of the wise words of 
 * Master Parvhael of Pelargir: 'Quenya and Sindarin are like 
 * mead and milk; each has a pleasant savor unto itself, but they 
 * become unpalatable when mixed together.'"
 * -Findegil of Gondor