Yellow Mountains: Difference between revisions
From Tolkien Gateway
m (Bot Comment: Changing Categories) |
(Replaced "War for the Sake of the Elves" with "Battle of the Powers") |
||
| (18 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''Yellow Mountains''' were a range of mountains to the | {{location infobox | ||
| name=Yellow Mountains | |||
| image= | |||
| caption= | |||
| pronun= | |||
| othernames= | |||
| location=South-east of [[Middle-earth]] | |||
| type=Mountain range | |||
| description= | |||
| regions= | |||
| towns= | |||
| inhabitants= | |||
| created= | |||
| destroyed= | |||
| events= | |||
}} | |||
The '''Yellow Mountains''' were a range of mountains to the south-east of [[Middle-earth]] within the [[Dark Land|Southlands]], a southern continuation of the [[Orocarni|Red Mountains]]. Both ranges were created when the [[Valar]] thrust the centre of Middle-earth to the east as extra protection for [[Valinor]].<ref>{{SM|5b}} p. 239</ref> | |||
In the [[Ambarkanta maps]], the Yellow Mountains are not shown on Map V, labelled ''"After the [[Battle of the Powers|War of the Gods]]"''. | |||
{{references}} | |||
[[Category:Eastern lands]] | |||
[[Category:Mountain ranges]] | |||
[[de:Gelbes Gebirge]] | |||
[[fi:Keltavuoret]] | [[fi:Keltavuoret]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:20, 22 June 2020
| Yellow Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Mountain range | |
| General Information | |
| Location | South-east of Middle-earth |
| Type | Mountain range |
The Yellow Mountains were a range of mountains to the south-east of Middle-earth within the Southlands, a southern continuation of the Red Mountains. Both ranges were created when the Valar thrust the centre of Middle-earth to the east as extra protection for Valinor.[1]
In the Ambarkanta maps, the Yellow Mountains are not shown on Map V, labelled "After the War of the Gods".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "V. The Ambarkanta: Of the Fashion of the World" p. 239
