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| name=Pelóri | | name=Pelóri | ||
| image=[[File:Šárka Škorpíková - Pelori and Taniquetil.jpeg|250px]] | |||
| caption="Pelóri and Taniquetil" by [[:Category:Images by Šárka Škorpíková|Šárka Škorpíková]] | |||
| pronun=[[Quenya|Q]], {{IPA|[peˈloːri]}} | |||
| othernames=''Pelóri Valion'' ([[Quenya|Q]])<br />Mountains of Defence, Mountains of Aman | |||
| location=Easternmost [[Aman]] | |||
| type=Mountain range | | type=Mountain range | ||
| | | description=High coastal mountain range | ||
| regions= | |||
| towns=[[Taniquetil]] | |||
| inhabitants=[[Manwë]], [[Varda]] | | inhabitants=[[Manwë]], [[Varda]] | ||
| | | created= | ||
| | | destroyed= | ||
| events= | | events= | ||
| | | gallery=the Pelóri | ||
}} | |||
The '''Pelóri''' were the mountain-fence of [[Aman]]. The highest peak of the Pelóri was [[Taniquetil]], on which were the mansions of [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]]. | |||
The | ==History== | ||
The Pelóri were raised by the [[Valar]] to defend against the evils of [[Morgoth|Melkor]] after he destroyed their original dwelling-place at [[Almaren]].<ref>{{S|1}}</ref> | |||
They were the tallest of all mountains, and the tallest of the Pelóri was [[Taniquetil]], on which stood the [[Ilmarin|high mansions]] of [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]]. Behind them to the West, the [[Light]] of the Trees shone, but the narrow shores beneath their eastern feet were in darkness. The second highest of the Pelóri was [[Hyarmentir]] above [[Avathar]].<ref>{{S|8}}</ref> | |||
When the [[Eldar]] came to [[Aman]], the Valar cut a rift in the Mountains, the [[Calacirya]], to let the Light shine through them. In that pass, the [[Vanyar]] and the [[Noldor]] built the city of [[Tirion]], and the Pass of Light looked out onto the [[Bay of Eldamar]] and lit the isle of [[Tol Eressëa]], where the [[Teleri]] dwelt in those ancient days.<ref>{{S|5}}</ref> | |||
During the [[Nurtalë Valinóreva]], the Pelóri were rised up higher.<ref>{{S|11}}</ref> | |||
According to a [[Second Prophecy of Mandos|prophecy]], the Mountains of Valinor shall be leveled after the Last Battle, allowing the [[light]] of the Two rekindled Trees reach all the new world.<ref>{{LR|P2VI}}, p. 333</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name translates as " | The [[Quenya]] name ''Pelóri'' translates as "the fencing or defensive heights"<ref name=SI/> or "Mountain Wall".<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 26</ref> In a manuscript, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] connects the name to [[Quenya]] ''pelo'' ("a boundary (fence)") and ''pella'' ("beyond"), deriving from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[PEL|PELE]].<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 92</ref> [[Christopher Tolkien]] suggested that the first element derives from ''[[PEL|pel-]]'' ("fence, enclosure").<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''pel''</ref> The second element is likely ''[[oro]]'' ("mountain"). | ||
==Other names== | |||
An extended version of the name is also known: '''''Pelóri Valion''''' ("Mountains of Valinor").<ref>{{MR|P1a}}, p. 18</ref> | |||
The Pelóri were also called the '''Mountains of Aman''' and the '''Mountains of Defence'''.<ref name=SI>{{S|Index}}</ref> | |||
==In other stories== | |||
The Pelóri - as the Mountains of Elvenholme - are referenced in Tolkien's ''[[Roverandom]]''. In the story, written down in [[1927]], the great whale [[Uin]] takes the enchanted dog [[Rover|Roverandom]] (formerly known as Rover) on adventures through the seas: Uin takes Roverandom through the [[Shadowy Seas]] to the [[Bay of Eldamar|Bay of Fairyland]] beyond the [[Enchanted Isles|Magic Isles]] where Rover saw the Mountains of Elvenhome and the light of Faery. Roverandom thought he could see the white glint of [[Tirion|a city of Elves on a green hill far away in the distance]].<ref name="Roverandom">{{HM|R}}, pp. 73-4</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:29, 2 June 2023
| Pelóri | |
|---|---|
| Mountain range | |
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| "Pelóri and Taniquetil" by Šárka Škorpíková | |
| General Information | |
| Pronunciation | Q, [peˈloːri] |
| Other names | Pelóri Valion (Q) Mountains of Defence, Mountains of Aman |
| Location | Easternmost Aman |
| Type | Mountain range |
| Description | High coastal mountain range |
| Inhabitants | Manwë, Varda |
| Gallery | Images of the Pelóri |
The Pelóri were the mountain-fence of Aman. The highest peak of the Pelóri was Taniquetil, on which were the mansions of Manwë and Varda.
History[edit | edit source]
The Pelóri were raised by the Valar to defend against the evils of Melkor after he destroyed their original dwelling-place at Almaren.[1]
They were the tallest of all mountains, and the tallest of the Pelóri was Taniquetil, on which stood the high mansions of Manwë and Varda. Behind them to the West, the Light of the Trees shone, but the narrow shores beneath their eastern feet were in darkness. The second highest of the Pelóri was Hyarmentir above Avathar.[2]
When the Eldar came to Aman, the Valar cut a rift in the Mountains, the Calacirya, to let the Light shine through them. In that pass, the Vanyar and the Noldor built the city of Tirion, and the Pass of Light looked out onto the Bay of Eldamar and lit the isle of Tol Eressëa, where the Teleri dwelt in those ancient days.[3]
During the Nurtalë Valinóreva, the Pelóri were rised up higher.[4]
According to a prophecy, the Mountains of Valinor shall be leveled after the Last Battle, allowing the light of the Two rekindled Trees reach all the new world.[5]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The Quenya name Pelóri translates as "the fencing or defensive heights"[6] or "Mountain Wall".[7] In a manuscript, Tolkien connects the name to Quenya pelo ("a boundary (fence)") and pella ("beyond"), deriving from root PELE.[8] Christopher Tolkien suggested that the first element derives from pel- ("fence, enclosure").[9] The second element is likely oro ("mountain").
Other names[edit | edit source]
An extended version of the name is also known: Pelóri Valion ("Mountains of Valinor").[10]
The Pelóri were also called the Mountains of Aman and the Mountains of Defence.[6]
In other stories[edit | edit source]
The Pelóri - as the Mountains of Elvenholme - are referenced in Tolkien's Roverandom. In the story, written down in 1927, the great whale Uin takes the enchanted dog Roverandom (formerly known as Rover) on adventures through the seas: Uin takes Roverandom through the Shadowy Seas to the Bay of Fairyland beyond the Magic Isles where Rover saw the Mountains of Elvenhome and the light of Faery. Roverandom thought he could see the white glint of a city of Elves on a green hill far away in the distance.[11]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Beginning of Days"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Darkening of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings, VI. Quenta Silmarillion", p. 333
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 26
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 92
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry pel
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part One. Ainulindalë: The Music of the Ainur and the Coming of the Valar [Version C]", p. 18
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Christina Scull, Wayne G. Hammond (eds.), Roverandom, pp. 73-4
