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The '''Ered Wethrin''' | {{disambig-two|the mountain range of [[Beleriand]]|mountains of [[Mordor]]|[[Ephel Dúath]]}} | ||
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The '''Ered Wethrin''', or the '''Mountains of Shadow''', was a mountain range in the north of [[Middle-earth]] in the [[First Age]]. They were among the mountains raised about [[Hithlum]] during the [[Siege of Utumno]].<ref name="Captivity">{{S|Captivity}}</ref> | |||
In the south, it was an east-west range that divided [[Dor-lómin]] and [[Mithrim]] to the north from [[Beleriand]] to the south, then in the east it curved around to the northwest, forming the boundary of [[Hithlum]]. A line of hills to the southwest formed the southern boundary of [[Nevrast]], while the | In the south, it was an east-west range that divided [[Dor-lómin]] and [[Mithrim]] to the north from [[Beleriand]] to the south, then in the east it curved around to the northwest, forming the boundary of [[Hithlum]]. A line of hills to the southwest formed the southern boundary of [[Nevrast]], while the [[Mountains of Mithrim]] were a northwesterly spur that separated Dor-lómin from Mithrim. | ||
Several rivers arose in the Ered Wethrin, including [[Narog]], [[ | Several rivers arose in the Ered Wethrin, including [[Narog]], [[Taeglin]], and [[Sirion]]. The easternmost point of the Ered Wethrin reached nearly to the [[Echoriath]], forming a steep-sided valley through which the upper Sirion ran.<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> | ||
The Ered Wethrin disappeared beneath the waves at the end of the First Age. | The Ered Wethrin disappeared beneath the waves at the end of the First Age. | ||
[[Category: | ==Etymology== | ||
''Ered Wethrin'' means "Shadowy Mountains" in [[Sindarin]]. It consists of ''[[ered]]'' ("mountains") and ''[[gwathren|gwethrin]]'' ("shadowy").<ref>[http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/about.html (Note on the word ''*gwathren'', note 3)] at [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/ Hiswelokë] (accessed 19 November 2010)</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 09:43, 19 June 2015
Ered Wethrin | |
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Mountain Range | |
General Information | |
Other names | The Mountains of Shadow |
Location | Northern Beleriand |
Type | Mountain Range |
Regions | Hithlum |
Inhabitants | Noldor, Sindar, Edain |
The Ered Wethrin, or the Mountains of Shadow, was a mountain range in the north of Middle-earth in the First Age. They were among the mountains raised about Hithlum during the Siege of Utumno.[1]
In the south, it was an east-west range that divided Dor-lómin and Mithrim to the north from Beleriand to the south, then in the east it curved around to the northwest, forming the boundary of Hithlum. A line of hills to the southwest formed the southern boundary of Nevrast, while the Mountains of Mithrim were a northwesterly spur that separated Dor-lómin from Mithrim.
Several rivers arose in the Ered Wethrin, including Narog, Taeglin, and Sirion. The easternmost point of the Ered Wethrin reached nearly to the Echoriath, forming a steep-sided valley through which the upper Sirion ran.[2]
The Ered Wethrin disappeared beneath the waves at the end of the First Age.
Etymology
Ered Wethrin means "Shadowy Mountains" in Sindarin. It consists of ered ("mountains") and gwethrin ("shadowy").[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ (Note on the word *gwathren, note 3) at Hiswelokë (accessed 19 November 2010)