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| location=North of [[Andram]], south of [[Amon Rûdh]] | |||
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'''Bar-erib''' (also spelled as '''Bar Erib'''<ref name=ListOfNames>{{CH|List}}, entry ''Bar Erib''</ref><ref group=note>This spelling is given in the List of Names in the Tale of the Children of Húrin, though it is unclear if this was a mistake or was done intentionally for a reason.</ref>) was a stronghold of [[Dor-Cúarthol]] some leagues south of [[Amon Rûdh]]. | |||
== History == | |||
The stronghold of Bar-erib was one of the many guarded camps and fortresses that were established around the [[House of Ransom|Echad i Sedryn]], during the brief existence of [[Dor-Cúarthol]], the realm ruled by the [[Two Captains]]. Bar-erib was located within ''"the once fertile land between [[Narog]] and the [[Fens of Sirion|Meres of Sirion]]."'' It was said that from Bar-erib, there was a view to the north where the summit of Amon Rûdh could be seen and commands and messages could be received to and from both locations through signals.<ref>{{CH|8}}, p. 145</ref><ref>{{UT|2o}}, p. 169</ref> | |||
== Etymology == | |||
''Bar-erib'' is [[Sindarin]] for "Dwelling of the Lonely Ones",<ref name=ListOfNames/> from ''[[bar|bâr]]'' ("home, house, dwelling") + ''[[ereb|erib]]'' ("single, alone, lonely") (pl.).<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://eldamo.org/content/words/word-3071481799.html|articlename=S. ''Bar Erib'' pn.|website=[[Eldamo]]|accessed=29 August 2022}}</ref> | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Methed-en-glad]] | |||
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Bar-erib | |
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Stronghold | |
General Information | |
Location | North of Andram, south of Amon Rûdh |
Type | Stronghold |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Elves and Men[1] |
Created | Sometime between F.A. 487 and F.A. 489 |
Destroyed | Possibly F.A. 489 |
Bar-erib (also spelled as Bar Erib[2][note 1]) was a stronghold of Dor-Cúarthol some leagues south of Amon Rûdh.
History[edit | edit source]
The stronghold of Bar-erib was one of the many guarded camps and fortresses that were established around the Echad i Sedryn, during the brief existence of Dor-Cúarthol, the realm ruled by the Two Captains. Bar-erib was located within "the once fertile land between Narog and the Meres of Sirion." It was said that from Bar-erib, there was a view to the north where the summit of Amon Rûdh could be seen and commands and messages could be received to and from both locations through signals.[3][4]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Bar-erib is Sindarin for "Dwelling of the Lonely Ones",[2] from bâr ("home, house, dwelling") + erib ("single, alone, lonely") (pl.).[5]
See also[edit | edit source]
Notes
- ↑ This spelling is given in the List of Names in the Tale of the Children of Húrin, though it is unclear if this was a mistake or was done intentionally for a reason.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Land of Bow and Helm", p. 144
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "List of Names", entry Bar Erib
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Land of Bow and Helm", p. 145
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Narn i Hîn Húrin (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)", "Appendix", p. 169
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Bar Erib pn.", Eldamo (accessed 29 August 2022)