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The Hobbit

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	* '''[[Wikipedia:Icelandic language\|Icelandic]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1978); ''Hobbitinn, eða, Út og Heim Aftur'' (1997)<ref name=AHT/>		* '''[[Wikipedia:Icelandic language\|Icelandic]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1978); ''Hobbitinn, eða, Út og Heim Aftur'' (1997)<ref name=AHT/>
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−	* '''[[Wikipedia:Irish language\|Ireland]]''': ''An Hobad'' (2012)	+	* '''[[Wikipedia:Irish language\|Ireland]]''': ''An Hobad'' (2012)<ref>{{webcite\|author=\|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/05/10/56098-some-thoughts-on-the-irish-language-hobbit/\|articlename=Some thoughts on the Irish language Hobbit…\|dated=10 May 2012\|website=TORN\|accessed=20 May 2013}}</ref>
	* '''[[Wikipedia:Indonesian language\|Indonesian]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1977)<ref name=AHT/>		* '''[[Wikipedia:Indonesian language\|Indonesian]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1977)<ref name=AHT/>
	* '''[[Wikipedia:Italian language\|Italian]]''': ''Lo Hobbit, o, La riconquista del tesoro'' (1973)<ref name=AHT/>		* '''[[Wikipedia:Italian language\|Italian]]''': ''Lo Hobbit, o, La riconquista del tesoro'' (1973)<ref name=AHT/>

Withered Heath

2013-05-20T04:19:02Z

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−	[[File:Douglas Chaffee - Withered Lands.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|''Withered ~~Lands'' by Douglas Chaffee~~]]	+	{{location
−		+	\|image=[[File:Douglas Chaffee - Withered Lands.jpg\|250px]]
		+	\|name=Withered Heath
		+	\|othernames=
		+	\|etymology=
		+	\|type=Valley
		+	\|location=Between two arms of the eastern [[Grey Mountains]]
		+	\|inhabitants=[[Dragons]]
		+	\|realms=
		+	\|description=A long valley made barren by dragons
		+	\|events=
		+	\|references=
		+	\|}}
	The '''Withered Heath''' was a [[Dragons\|dragon]]-infested valley in the eastern [[Grey Mountains]] in northern [[Rhovanion]].		The '''Withered Heath''' was a [[Dragons\|dragon]]-infested valley in the eastern [[Grey Mountains]] in northern [[Rhovanion]].

	==Description==		==Description==
−	The Withered Heath was a long narrow valley in the eastern part of the [[Grey Mountains]], where they forked into two thin ranges.<ref>{{H\|WM}}</ref><ref>{{FR\|Map}}</ref> On the floor of this long east-west valley between the mountains was a [[Wikipedia:Heath_(habitat)\|heath]], burned and blackened by its inhabitants, being the breeding-ground of [[dragons]].<ref>{{H\|1}}</ref>	+	The Withered Heath was a long narrow valley in the eastern part of the [[Grey Mountains]], where they forked into two thin ranges.<ref>{{H\|WM}}</ref><ref>{{FR\|Map}}</ref> On the floor of this long east-west valley between the mountains was a [[Wikipedia:Heath_(habitat)\|heath]], burned and blackened by its inhabitants, being the breeding-ground of [[dragons]].<ref>{{H\|1}}</ref>
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	==History==		==History==
	At one time the dragons of the Heath had infested the Grey Mountains and the lands beyond, and in the closing decades of the [[Third Age]], the Dragon [[Smaug]] terrorised the inhabitants of the north.<ref>{{App\|A3}}</ref> Smaug was the last of the great dragons, but lesser members of his kind remained.		At one time the dragons of the Heath had infested the Grey Mountains and the lands beyond, and in the closing decades of the [[Third Age]], the Dragon [[Smaug]] terrorised the inhabitants of the north.<ref>{{App\|A3}}</ref> Smaug was the last of the great dragons, but lesser members of his kind remained.
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	==Other version of the legendarium==		==Other version of the legendarium==
	In the manuscript of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bladorthin (the pre-cursor to [[Gandalf]]) says that the Withered Heath is "''where the Great Dragons used to live''".<ref>{{HM\|MB}}, pp. 9, 20</ref>		In the manuscript of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bladorthin (the pre-cursor to [[Gandalf]]) says that the Withered Heath is "''where the Great Dragons used to live''".<ref>{{HM\|MB}}, pp. 9, 20</ref>
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	==Portrayal in adaptations==		==Portrayal in adaptations==
	'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''		'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''

The Hobbit

2013-05-20T00:01:30Z

Translations:

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	* '''[[Wikipedia:Icelandic language\|Icelandic]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1978); ''Hobbitinn, eða, Út og Heim Aftur'' (1997)<ref name=AHT/>		* '''[[Wikipedia:Icelandic language\|Icelandic]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1978); ''Hobbitinn, eða, Út og Heim Aftur'' (1997)<ref name=AHT/>
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−	* '''Irish''' (2012)~~{{fact}}~~	+	* '''[[Wikipedia:Irish language\|Ireland]]''': ''An Hobad'' (2012)
	* '''[[Wikipedia:Indonesian language\|Indonesian]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1977)<ref name=AHT/>		* '''[[Wikipedia:Indonesian language\|Indonesian]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1977)<ref name=AHT/>
	* '''[[Wikipedia:Italian language\|Italian]]''': ''Lo Hobbit, o, La riconquista del tesoro'' (1973)<ref name=AHT/>		* '''[[Wikipedia:Italian language\|Italian]]''': ''Lo Hobbit, o, La riconquista del tesoro'' (1973)<ref name=AHT/>

Misty Mountains

2013-05-15T12:56:27Z

partial revert, see talk page

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−	The '''Misty Mountains''' or '''Mountains of Mist''' ('''''Hithaeglir''''' in [[Sindarin]]<ref group="note">The Hithaeglir were mispelled as "Hithaiglin" on the original ''[[The Lord of the Rings\|Lord of the Rings]]'' map. </ref> as a plural) was a great mountain range that lay between [[Eriador]] in the west and the Great River [[Anduin]] in the east. They ran 795 miles (1,280 kilometers) from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the far north to [[Methedras]] in the south.	+	The '''Misty Mountains''' or '''Mountains of Mist''' ('''''Hithaeglir''''' in [[Sindarin]]<ref group="note">The Hithaeglir were mispelled as "Hithaiglin" on the original ''[[The Lord of the Rings\|Lord of the Rings]]'' map. </ref> as a plural) was a great mountain range that lay between [[Eriador]] in the west and the Great River [[Anduin]] in the east. They ran 795 miles (1,280 kilometers) from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the far north to [[Methedras]] in the south.<ref group="note">[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] estimates in the ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' that some of the peaks may have been as high as 12,000 feet (3,660 meters), comparable to the Alps in Europe. Tolkien had visited the Alps in his youth and was greatly impressed by them.</ref>

	== Geographic Features ==		== Geographic Features ==

Misty Mountains

2013-05-14T16:42:28Z

removing section (we don't have that on other pages) and removing speculation. sourced speculation is still speculation.

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	{{location		{{location
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−	The '''Misty Mountains''' or '''Mountains of Mist''' ('''''Hithaeglir''''' in [[Sindarin]]<ref group="note">The Hithaeglir were mispelled as "Hithaiglin" on the original ''[[The Lord of the Rings\|Lord of the Rings]]'' map. </ref> as a plural) was a great mountain range that lay between [[Eriador]] in the west and the Great River [[Anduin]] in the east. They ran 795 miles (1,280 kilometers) from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the far north to [[Methedras]] in the south. Some of the peaks may have been as high as 12,000 feet (3,660 meters).<ref group="note">Their height as calculated in ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]]. This would make the Misty Mountains of similar height as the Alps in Europe, which makes sense, since Tolkien visited the Alps in his youth and was greatly impressed by them.</ref>	+	The '''Misty Mountains''' or '''Mountains of Mist''' ('''''Hithaeglir''''' in [[Sindarin]]<ref group="note">The Hithaeglir were mispelled as "Hithaiglin" on the original ''[[The Lord of the Rings\|Lord of the Rings]]'' map. </ref> as a plural) was a great mountain range that lay between [[Eriador]] in the west and the Great River [[Anduin]] in the east. They ran 795 miles (1,280 kilometers) from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the far north to [[Methedras]] in the south.

	== Geographic Features ==		== Geographic Features ==
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	'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''		'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
	:Misty Mountains appear as both a major game region and within other game areas. The region of "Misty Mountains" consists of the part of the mountain range adjacent to Rivendell Valley, including both [[High Pass]] and [[Goblin-town]]. The mountain range in a broader sense can also be accessed from other in-game regions, including the pass Caradhras in [[Eregion]], former settlement of Dwarves under [[Thror]] in eastern [[Enedwaith]], a village on the slopes of mount [[Methedras]] in [[Dunland]], the cliffs of [[Zirakzigil]] in Moria and the eastern slopes of the Mountains in [[Lothlorien]].		:Misty Mountains appear as both a major game region and within other game areas. The region of "Misty Mountains" consists of the part of the mountain range adjacent to Rivendell Valley, including both [[High Pass]] and [[Goblin-town]]. The mountain range in a broader sense can also be accessed from other in-game regions, including the pass Caradhras in [[Eregion]], former settlement of Dwarves under [[Thror]] in eastern [[Enedwaith]], a village on the slopes of mount [[Methedras]] in [[Dunland]], the cliffs of [[Zirakzigil]] in Moria and the eastern slopes of the Mountains in [[Lothlorien]].
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−	~~== "Misty Mountains" Outside of Tolkien ==~~
−	* [[Led Zeppelin]] recorded a song, "[[Misty Mountain Hop]]", which seems to have borrowed the name but little else from Tolkien. Several other Led Zeppelin songs contain Tolkien references.
−	* Robert Jordan's fantasy series ''The Wheel of Time'' also features a mountain range called the ''Mountains of Mist''.
−	* The canadian rock band Rush mention the Misty Mountains in their song "Rivendell" as a place "where friendly fires burn", and you want to return despite all the good things in Rivendell.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Misty Mountains

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"Misty Mountains" Outside of Tolkien:

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	* [[Led Zeppelin]] recorded a song, "[[Misty Mountain Hop]]", which seems to have borrowed the name but little else from Tolkien. Several other Led Zeppelin songs contain Tolkien references.		* [[Led Zeppelin]] recorded a song, "[[Misty Mountain Hop]]", which seems to have borrowed the name but little else from Tolkien. Several other Led Zeppelin songs contain Tolkien references.
	* Robert Jordan's fantasy series ''The Wheel of Time'' also features a mountain range called the ''Mountains of Mist''.		* Robert Jordan's fantasy series ''The Wheel of Time'' also features a mountain range called the ''Mountains of Mist''.
		+	* The canadian rock band Rush mention the Misty Mountains in their song "Rivendell" as a place "where friendly fires burn", and you want to return despite all the good things in Rivendell.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	* '''[[Wikipedia:Icelandic language\|Icelandic]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1978); ''Hobbitinn, eða, Út og Heim Aftur'' (1997)<ref name=AHT/>		* '''[[Wikipedia:Icelandic language\|Icelandic]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1978); ''Hobbitinn, eða, Út og Heim Aftur'' (1997)<ref name=AHT/>
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−	* '''[[Wikipedia:Irish language\|Ireland]]''': ''An Hobad'' (2012)	+	* '''[[Wikipedia:Irish language\|Ireland]]''': ''An Hobad'' (2012)<ref>{{webcite\|author=\|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/05/10/56098-some-thoughts-on-the-irish-language-hobbit/\|articlename=Some thoughts on the Irish language Hobbit…\|dated=10 May 2012\|website=TORN\|accessed=20 May 2013}}</ref>
	* '''[[Wikipedia:Indonesian language\|Indonesian]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1977)<ref name=AHT/>		* '''[[Wikipedia:Indonesian language\|Indonesian]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1977)<ref name=AHT/>
	* '''[[Wikipedia:Italian language\|Italian]]''': ''Lo Hobbit, o, La riconquista del tesoro'' (1973)<ref name=AHT/>		* '''[[Wikipedia:Italian language\|Italian]]''': ''Lo Hobbit, o, La riconquista del tesoro'' (1973)<ref name=AHT/>

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	* '''[[Wikipedia:Icelandic language\|Icelandic]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1978); ''Hobbitinn, eða, Út og Heim Aftur'' (1997)<ref name=AHT/>		* '''[[Wikipedia:Icelandic language\|Icelandic]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1978); ''Hobbitinn, eða, Út og Heim Aftur'' (1997)<ref name=AHT/>
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−	* '''Irish''' (2012)~~{{fact}}~~	+	* '''[[Wikipedia:Irish language\|Ireland]]''': ''An Hobad'' (2012)
	* '''[[Wikipedia:Indonesian language\|Indonesian]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1977)<ref name=AHT/>		* '''[[Wikipedia:Indonesian language\|Indonesian]]''': ''Hobbit'' (1977)<ref name=AHT/>
	* '''[[Wikipedia:Italian language\|Italian]]''': ''Lo Hobbit, o, La riconquista del tesoro'' (1973)<ref name=AHT/>		* '''[[Wikipedia:Italian language\|Italian]]''': ''Lo Hobbit, o, La riconquista del tesoro'' (1973)<ref name=AHT/>