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Following is an article from the [http://www.quicksilver899.com/Tolkien/Tolkien_Dictionary.html Tolkien Linguistic Dictionary] on the origin of the name:
Following is an article from the [http://www.quicksilver899.com/Tolkien/Tolkien_Dictionary.html Tolkien Linguistic Dictionary] on the origin of the name:


:'''Erelas''' — ancient M; ?''Green vigil''; possibly derived loosely from '''3AR'''- hold [Etym], and '''LAS'''²- listen [Etym] - 'council hill', although no history of the site is given; OE ''ærlice'' early? another of the names of this area that had an Elvish sound, but were ancient Mannish ['pre-Númenórean']; the answer may be found in the Welsh; ''Erw-las'' 'green field', but more likely ''eryl'' [''E ril''] 'look-out', and ''las'' [''laas''] adjectival suffix of ''glas'' 'green'; one of the beacon hills of Gondor
:'''Erelas''' — ancient M; ?''Green vigil''; possibly derived loosely from '''3AR'''- hold [Etym], and '''LAS'''²- listen [Etym] - 'council hill', although no history of the site is given; OE ''ærlice'' early? another of the names of this area that had an Elvish sound, but were ancient Mannish ['pre-Númenórean']; the answer may be found in the Welsh; ''Erw-las'' 'green field', but more likely ''eryl'' [''E ril''] 'look-out', and ''las'' [''laas''] adjectival suffix of ''glas'' 'green'; one of the beacon hills of Gondor.




[[Category:Beacons of Gondor]]
[[Category:Beacons of Gondor]]

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Erelas was one of the seven Beacons of Gondor, the fourth that would be lit when Minas Tirith called for aid from Rohan. Its attendants would set fire to their Beacon when they saw a flame on Nardol, far to the east, and their own Beacon-fire would be answered by that on the peak of Min-rimmon to the west. All these Beacon hills lay among the White Mountains as they came down into the plains of Anórien, the fief of Gondor that lay on Rohan's borders.

Following is an article from the Tolkien Linguistic Dictionary on the origin of the name:

Erelas — ancient M; ?Green vigil; possibly derived loosely from 3AR- hold [Etym], and LAS²- listen [Etym] - 'council hill', although no history of the site is given; OE ærlice early? another of the names of this area that had an Elvish sound, but were ancient Mannish ['pre-Númenórean']; the answer may be found in the Welsh; Erw-las 'green field', but more likely eryl [E ril] 'look-out', and las [laas] adjectival suffix of glas 'green'; one of the beacon hills of Gondor.