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'''Dol Baran''' was a hill in the land of [[Rohan]], the last southern outpost of the northern range of the [[Misty Mountains]]. It was here that [[Peregrin Took]] looked into the [[Palantír of Orthanc]]. | '''Dol Baran''' was a hill in the land of [[Rohan]], the last southern outpost of the northern range of the [[Misty Mountains]]. It was rounded and covered with heather. After the visit to [[Isengard]] the party accompanying King [[Théoden]] camped in a dale on its southern side. It was here that [[Peregrin Took]] looked into the [[Palantír of Orthanc]] and later that a [[Nazgûl]] flew over on its way to see [[Saruman]].<ref>{{TT|III11}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name means "Shaven hill" (''[[dol]] + [[paran]]'') referring to its lack of trees.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. 433</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 19:55, 6 June 2011
Dol Baran was a hill in the land of Rohan, the last southern outpost of the northern range of the Misty Mountains. It was rounded and covered with heather. After the visit to Isengard the party accompanying King Théoden camped in a dale on its southern side. It was here that Peregrin Took looked into the Palantír of Orthanc and later that a Nazgûl flew over on its way to see Saruman.[1]
Etymology
The name means "Shaven hill" (dol + paran) referring to its lack of trees.[2]
