Mount Gram
| Mount Gram | |
|---|---|
| Mountain | |
 | |
| General Information | |
| Location | the Misty Mountains or Ettenmoors |
| Type | Mountain |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Orcs |
| Events | Battle of Greenfields |
| Gallery | Images of Mount Gram |
Mount Gram was a mountain of unspecified location in Middle-earth.
History
Mount Gram was inhabited by Orcs led by their King Golfimbul. In T.A. 2747 they attacked much of northern Eriador, but were defeated in the Battle of Greenfields.[1]
Location
The location of Mount Gram has never been established and the mountain could have been anywhere within the northern Eriador region.
It is generally assumed that it was one of the Misty Mountains: The Tale of Years mentions that in T.A. 2740 "Orcs renew their invasions of Eriador", obviously referring to those of the Misty Mountains, referred in the immediate previous entries.[2] "The goblins of Mount Gram" who invaded the Shire in 2747 obviously were a subsequent wave of them.
This must be the reason why Robert Foster also mentions Gram to have been one of the Misty Mountains, although he does not cite a specific source or reason to do so.[3]
On the other hand, Karen Wynn Fonstad (also without explanation) placed it on a promontory in the Ettenmoors.[4]
Etymology and inspiration
Gram in Old English means "fierce, grim" but it is not certain that the name was intended as Old English.
There is a Mount Gram in Albania.
Portrayal in Adaptations
2011: The Lord of the Rings: War in the North:
- Tharzog is the chieftain of the Orcs of Mount Gram.[5]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, page 273
- ↑ Karen Wynn Fonstad, The Atlas of Middle-earth, pages 75, 80
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Chapter 1: Fornost, Citadel tower
