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'''Eilenach''' was the second of the seven beacon-hills of [[Gondor]], after [[Amon Dîn]] in the east, it lay in the [[Drúadan Forest]]. Following is an article from the [http://www.quicksilver899.com/Tolkien/Tolkien_Dictionary.html Tolkien Linguistic Dictionary] concerning its name:
[[Image:Matěj Čadil - Eilenach.jpg|thumb|[[Matěj Čadil]] - ''Eilenach'']]
'''Eilenach''' was the second of the seven [[beacon-hills]] of [[Gondor]], after [[Amon Dîn]] in the east, and it was the highest point of the [[Drúadan Forest]]. It had a sharp summit, incapable of sustaining a large fire. Its main purpose was to relay the fire of Amon Dîn to [[Nardol]].<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}</ref><ref name=VT42/><ref name=RC/>


:'''Eilenach''' — said to be 'pre-Númenórean' or M; ?''Fire Tooth''; [perhaps the most researched Tolkien term by this author]; little is known of this beacon except that it is closely related etymologically to '''Halifirien''', which was once called ''Eilenear''; Halifirien ['holy mountain'] was a religious site of old, and further sanctified by the secret entombing of Isildur; the name could relate loosely to the Elvish '''3EL'''- sky, Nol ''elle'', ''eilian'' [Etym], and '''AK'''- narrow, confined [Etym] - ''narrow sky'', as the hill rose steeply out of the midst of the Druadan Forest; relating ''eilen''- to AS ''halig'' 'holy', it might point back to Old Norse ''heilag''; it would seem, however, that the term relates more closely to modern 'heal(-ing)', of similar derivation as 'holy'; the AS was ''hælan'', Old Saxon ''helian'', German ''heilen'' [see Old Norse ''heill'', ''heilan'' healing]; perhaps distantly related is the Greek ''ailin'' dirge; also possible is AS ''æling'' burning, perhaps here relating to funeral pyres; Gaelic ''eilean'' means an 'island' [above the forest cover?], Early Irish ''ailén'' [Gaelic ''ail'' = rock, stone]; -''nach'' could relate to Middle Dutch ''nocke'' summit, Middle English ''nocke'', from a root *''hnukk''- 'sharp projection, tip', or may be an adjectival or agental suffix in Gaelic: ?'The Rock (place)'; one of the beacon hills of Gondor, although the summit was said to be too small for a large fire
On the night of [[7 March]] {{TA|3019}} [[Gandalf]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]], riding east on [[Shadowfax]], saw the beacons being lit to call for aid from [[Rohan]].<ref>{{RK|V1}}</ref>


[[Category:Beacons of Gondor]]
==Etymology==
[[Category:Hills]]
On the origin of the name, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] wrote ''Eilenach'' is "probably an alien name, not [[Sindarin]], not [[Númenor|Númenórean]], or [[Westron|Common speech]]."<ref name=VT42>{{VT|42a}}, p. 19</ref><ref name=RC>{{HM|RC}}, p. 510</ref> Perhaps it was [[pre-Númenórean]].
 
==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Eilenach.jpg|thumb|left|Eilenach in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
'''2015: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
: King [[Théoden]] and his riders make a stop beneath Eilenach on their way through the [[Drúadan Forest]]. The player and [[Herefara]] patrol Eilenach to make sure it is clear of enemies.
 
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Matěj Čadil - Eilenach

Eilenach was the second of the seven beacon-hills of Gondor, after Amon Dîn in the east, and it was the highest point of the Drúadan Forest. It had a sharp summit, incapable of sustaining a large fire. Its main purpose was to relay the fire of Amon Dîn to Nardol.[1][2][3]

On the night of 7 March T.A. 3019 Gandalf and Pippin, riding east on Shadowfax, saw the beacons being lit to call for aid from Rohan.[4]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

On the origin of the name, Tolkien wrote Eilenach is "probably an alien name, not Sindarin, not Númenórean, or Common speech."[2][3] Perhaps it was pre-Númenórean.

Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]

Eilenach in The Lord of the Rings Online

2015: The Lord of the Rings Online:

King Théoden and his riders make a stop beneath Eilenach on their way through the Drúadan Forest. The player and Herefara patrol Eilenach to make sure it is clear of enemies.

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
  2. ↑ 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, p. 19
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 510
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith"
Beacons of Gondor
Amon Dîn · Eilenach · Nardol · Erelas · Min-Rimmon · Calenhad · Halifirien
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