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'''Mount Rerir''' was a mountain on the western side of the [[Ered Luin]], in [[Thargelion]] (a region of [[Beleriand]]) to the north of [[Helevorn|Lake Helevorn]] and one the sources of [[Gelion]].
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'''Mount Rerir''' was a mountain on the western side of the [[Ered Luin]], in [[Thargelion]] (a region of [[Beleriand]]) to the north of [[Helevorn|Lake Helevorn]], and it was one of the sources of [[Gelion]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref>


The land around the mountain belonged to [[Caranthir]], who built a fortress on its western slopes. The fortress was destroyed during [[Dagor Bragollach]]. Elven forces probably withdrew from the area after the battle, and most definitely after [[Nírnaeth Arnoediad]].
==History==
The land around the mountain belonged to [[Caranthir]], who built a fortress on its western slopes.<ref>{{S|Beleriand}}</ref> The fortress was lost during [[Dagor Bragollach]].<ref>{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref> Elven forces probably withdrew from the area after the battle, and most definitely after [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]].<ref>{{S|Fifth}}</ref>
 
After the [[War of Wrath]], Rerir was apparently heavily damaged, and from the [[Second Age]] onward it was but only a shadow of its former size.
 
==Etymology==
''Rerir'' is a name in an unknown language, and of an unknown meaning.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/1004|articlename=Re: Rerir, Asfaloth and articles|dated=June 23, 1999|website=Elfling|accessed=}}</ref>
 
[[Robert Foster]] proposes the name is [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry "Rerir"</ref>
==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
In ''[[The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Rerir|Rerir]]'' is the name of the grandson of [[Wikipedia:Odin|Ódin]].<ref>{{SS}}, p. 72</ref>  
Perhaps [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] re-used a name appearing in Norse mythology: in ''[[The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Rerir|Rerir]]'' is the name of the grandson of [[Wikipedia:Odin|Ódin]].<ref>{{HM|SG}}, p. 72</ref>  
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Mount Rerir
Mountain
General Information
LocationNorthern Blue Mountains
TypeMountain
DescriptionA large mountain
InhabitantsElves

Mount Rerir was a mountain on the western side of the Ered Luin, in Thargelion (a region of Beleriand) to the north of Lake Helevorn, and it was one of the sources of Gelion.[1]

History

The land around the mountain belonged to Caranthir, who built a fortress on its western slopes.[2] The fortress was lost during Dagor Bragollach.[3] Elven forces probably withdrew from the area after the battle, and most definitely after Nirnaeth Arnoediad.[4]

After the War of Wrath, Rerir was apparently heavily damaged, and from the Second Age onward it was but only a shadow of its former size.

Etymology

Rerir is a name in an unknown language, and of an unknown meaning.[5]

Robert Foster proposes the name is Sindarin.[6]

Inspiration

Perhaps J.R.R. Tolkien re-used a name appearing in Norse mythology: in The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, Rerir is the name of the grandson of Ódin.[7]

References