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| Hill | |
| Calenhad | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Location | North of the White Mountains |
| Type | Hill |
| Description | Sixth Beacon-hill of Gondor |
Calenhad was the sixth and penultimate penultimate Beacon-hill of Gondor, which ran west from Minas Tirith on the northern side of the White Mountains that looked down on the plains of Anórien.[1] It was located to south-east of Firienholt.
Description
Calenhad was a small, green, treeless hill, slightly bigger and taller than Erelas.[2] Its beacon was seldom lit and its lighting during the War of the Ring indicated great urgency.
Hitstory
On the night of 7 March T.A. 3019,[3] Gandalf and Pippin, riding eastward on Shadowfax, saw the beacons being lit to call for aid from Rohan.[4]
Etymology
It is suggested in the Unfinished Tales that Calenhad probably means "green space" from the Sindarin (calen "green" + sad (lenited to had) "place, spot").[5] In "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor", however, Tolkien suggested that the second element may be sâdh "sward, turf".[2]
Portrayal in adaptations
2015: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Calenhad is located in the Beacon-hills, on a hill much smaller than the nearby Beacon-hills of Min-Rimmon and Halifirien. A small unnamed village sits to the south of the beacon.
See also
- Calenhad: A Beacon of Gondor, a MERP book
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, pp. 19-20
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 509
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith", p. 747
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index
| Beacons of Gondor | |
| Amon Dîn · Eilenach · Nardol · Erelas · Min-Rimmon · Calenhad · Halifirien | |