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The '''Hills of Evendim''', or '''Emyn Uial''' in [[Sindarin]], were a series of hills in northern [[Eriador]].


The '''Hills of Evendim''', or '''Emyn Uial''' in [[Sindarin]], are a series of hills in northern [[Eriador]].
The hills began about a hundred [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] miles north of [[the Shire]] in northern Eriador. At the southern end was the city of [[Annúminas]], the first capital of [[Arnor]], at [[Lake Evendim]]. The [[Baranduin]] or Brandywine River flowed out of this lake. The river [[Lhûn]] also had a tributary beginning in the hills.<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref>


The hills begin about a hundred [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] miles north of [[the Shire]] in northern Eriador. At the southern end is the city of [[Annúminas]], the first capital of [[Arnor]], at [[Lake Evendim]]. The [[Baranduin]] or Brandywine River flows out of this lake. The rive [[Lhûn]] also has a tributary beginning in the hills.
==History==
After the end of the [[First Age]], [[Galadriel]] and [[Celeborn]] crossed the [[Ered Luin]] and settled in the Hills of Evendim.  In this location, sometime between {{SA|350}} and {{SA|400|n}}, their son [[Amroth]] was born. However, after the year {{SA|700|n}} Galadriel and Celeborn left and established the realm of [[Eregion]].<ref>{{UT|Concerning}}</ref>


In the [[Second Age]], when the [[Men]] of [[Númenor]] first returned to Middle-earth, the Hills of Evendim were populated by Men related to the ancestors of the [[Edain]]. For this reason the Númenóreans later settled nearby, and the hills formed the core of the later kingdom of Arnor. After the establishments of the Kingdoms in Exile by [[Elendil]] and his sons, the Men of Evendim merged with the [[Dúnedain]], becoming the people of Arnor together with non-Edain Men like the Men of [[Bree]].
When the [[Men]] of [[Númenor]] first returned to Middle-earth, the Hills of Evendim were also populated by Men related to the ancestors of the [[Edain]]. The Númenóreans settled nearby, and the hills formed the core of the kingdom of Arnor.<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref>  After the establishments of the Kingdoms in Exile by [[Elendil]] and his sons, the Men of Evendim merged with the [[Dúnedain]], becoming the people of Arnor together with non-Edain Men like the Men of [[Bree]].


In {{TA|1974}} the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] conquered [[Arthedain]].<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref>  His victory was short-lived, however, for in {{TA|1975|n}} the forces of [[Círdan]] and [[Eärnur]] of [[Gondor]] descended from the Hills of Evendim and on the plain between [[Nenuial]] and the [[North Downs]] crushed the forces of Angmar.<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref>
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Hills of Evendim
Hills
General Information
Other namesEmyn Uial
LocationCentral Eriador, northeast of Bree
TypeHills
DescriptionQuiet land surrounding Lake Evendim
RegionsArnor, Reunited Kingdom
InhabitantsElves, Men

The Hills of Evendim, or Emyn Uial in Sindarin, were a series of hills in northern Eriador.

The hills began about a hundred Númenórean miles north of the Shire in northern Eriador. At the southern end was the city of Annúminas, the first capital of Arnor, at Lake Evendim. The Baranduin or Brandywine River flowed out of this lake. The river Lhûn also had a tributary beginning in the hills.[1]

History

After the end of the First Age, Galadriel and Celeborn crossed the Ered Luin and settled in the Hills of Evendim. In this location, sometime between S.A. 350 and 400, their son Amroth was born. However, after the year 700 Galadriel and Celeborn left and established the realm of Eregion.[2]

When the Men of Númenor first returned to Middle-earth, the Hills of Evendim were also populated by Men related to the ancestors of the Edain. The Númenóreans settled nearby, and the hills formed the core of the kingdom of Arnor.[3] After the establishments of the Kingdoms in Exile by Elendil and his sons, the Men of Evendim merged with the Dúnedain, becoming the people of Arnor together with non-Edain Men like the Men of Bree.

In T.A. 1974 the Witch-king of Angmar conquered Arthedain.[4] His victory was short-lived, however, for in 1975 the forces of Círdan and Eärnur of Gondor descended from the Hills of Evendim and on the plain between Nenuial and the North Downs crushed the forces of Angmar.[5]

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