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The '''Tower Hills''' were a | {{location | ||
| image=[[Image:White_Towers.jpg|250px]] | |||
| name=Tower Hills | |||
| othernames=Emyn Beraid | |||
| etymology=S. ''[[amon|emyn]]'' hill + ''[[barad|beraid]]'' towers | |||
| type=Hills | |||
| location=Western [[Eriador]], west of the [[Far Downs]] southeast of the [[Grey Havens]] | |||
| inhabitants=[[Elves]], [[Men]], then [[Hobbits]] | |||
| realms=[[Arnor]], [[The Shire]] | |||
| description=A range of hills where the White Towers were built | |||
| events= | |||
| references= | |||
|}} | |||
The '''Tower Hills''' ([[Sindarin|Sind.]] ''Emyn Beraid'') were a range of hills at the west end of [[Eriador]]. They lay east of [[Mithlond]], the Grey Havens of [[Lindon]], and west of the [[White Downs]], of old the border of [[the Shire]]. | |||
High upon the Tower Hills stood three tall [[Elves|Elven]] towers, the [[White Towers]], the highest of which was called ''[[Elostirion]]'', which held a ''[[Palantíri|Palantír]]''.<ref>{{UT|Palantiri}}, Note 2</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
In {{SA|600}}, when the first ship of the [[Númenoreans]] sailed up the [[Gulf of Lune]] there was a meeting between the men from the sea and their distant kinsmen in the Tower Hills.<ref>{{UT|Wife}}</ref> | |||
The White Towers upon the Tower Hills were built before the end of the [[Second Age]] by [[Elendil]].<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref> | |||
The Tower Hills | During the [[Third Age]], [[Wandering Companies|bands of Elves]] would go in pilgrimage to Elostirion in order to have a glimpse of the West through the [[Elostirion-stone]].<ref>{{FR|Three}}</ref> The Stone remained in its tower until the end of the Age; it was then taken back into the West.<ref>{{RK|Havens}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Ted Nasmith - The End of the Age.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''The End of the Age'']] | |||
In {{FoA|32}} the [[Westmarch]] was added to [[the Shire]], making the Tower Hills the new western border of the land. Three years later [[Thain]] [[Peregrin Took|Peregrin I]] made [[Fastred of Greenholm]] the first Warden of Westmarch. He and his wife [[Elanor Gardner|Elanor]], daughter of [[Samwise Gamgee]], moved to the Tower Hills and founded the town of [[Undertowers]] on the eastern slopes.<ref>{{App|Later}}</ref> | |||
==Portrayal in Adaptations== | |||
[[File:WiMe-White Towers-1-.png|thumb|Image from the game]] | |||
'''1988: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]'':''' | |||
:The Towers Hills are one of the battlegrounds in this game. The [[White Towers]] can be seen at the background of the map. | |||
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==See also== | |||
* [[:Category:Images of Tower Hills|Images of Tower Hills]] | |||
{{references}} | |||
[[Category:Hills]] | [[Category:Hills]] | ||
[[Category:Eriador]] |
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General Information | |
Other names | Emyn Beraid |
Location | Western Eriador, west of the Far Downs southeast of the Grey Havens |
Type | Hills |
Description | A range of hills where the White Towers were built |
Regions | Arnor, The Shire |
Inhabitants | Elves, Men, then Hobbits |
The Tower Hills (Sind. Emyn Beraid) were a range of hills at the west end of Eriador. They lay east of Mithlond, the Grey Havens of Lindon, and west of the White Downs, of old the border of the Shire.
High upon the Tower Hills stood three tall Elven towers, the White Towers, the highest of which was called Elostirion, which held a Palantír.[1]
History
In S.A. 600, when the first ship of the Númenoreans sailed up the Gulf of Lune there was a meeting between the men from the sea and their distant kinsmen in the Tower Hills.[2]
The White Towers upon the Tower Hills were built before the end of the Second Age by Elendil.[3]
During the Third Age, bands of Elves would go in pilgrimage to Elostirion in order to have a glimpse of the West through the Elostirion-stone.[4] The Stone remained in its tower until the end of the Age; it was then taken back into the West.[5]
In Fo.A. 32 the Westmarch was added to the Shire, making the Tower Hills the new western border of the land. Three years later Thain Peregrin I made Fastred of Greenholm the first Warden of Westmarch. He and his wife Elanor, daughter of Samwise Gamgee, moved to the Tower Hills and founded the town of Undertowers on the eastern slopes.[6]
Portrayal in Adaptations
1988: J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth:
- The Towers Hills are one of the battlegrounds in this game. The White Towers can be seen at the background of the map.
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Palantíri", Note 2
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"