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'''Orodruin''' is the original [[Sindarin]] name of the volcano in [[Mordor]], also known as [[Amon Amarth]] or [[Mount Doom]] in [[Gondor]]. | '''Orodruin''' is the original [[Sindarin]] name of the volcano in [[Mordor]], also known as [[Amon Amarth]] or [[Mount Doom]] in [[Gondor]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name means "mountain of the red flame"<ref>{{HM|N}}</ref> from ''[[orod]]'' "mountain" and ''[[ruin]]'' "fiery red" | The name means "mountain of the red flame"<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 769</ref> from ''[[orod]]'', "mountain" and ''[[ruin]]'', "fiery red". | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Sindarin Locations]] | [[Category:Sindarin Locations]] | ||
Revision as of 14:26, 14 October 2010
Orodruin is the original Sindarin name of the volcano in Mordor, also known as Amon Amarth or Mount Doom in Gondor.
Etymology
The name means "mountain of the red flame"[1] from orod, "mountain" and ruin, "fiery red".
