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Lammoth

2026-04-12T18:23:04Z

Eruanna619: fix typo

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| othernames=The Great Echo
| location=North of the Firth of [[Drengist]], west of [[Ered Lómin]]
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| description=Empty coastland known for its echoes
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| events=[[Ungoliant]]'s attack upon [[Morgoth]] [[Battle of the Lammoth]]
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'''Lammoth''', the "Great Echo", was a shoreland region far to the northwest of [[Beleriand]], north of [[Drengist]] and west of the [[Ered Lómin]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> It was where [[Ungoliant]] set upon [[Morgoth]] in an attempt to gain the [[Silmarils]]. As Morgoth was being strangled he cried out in anguish and the echoes of this shout remained in the land thereafter. His cry was heard by the [[Balrogs]] from [[Angband]] who came and rescued their lord from the great spider.<ref name="Flight">{{S|Flight}}</ref><ref>{{MR|P3II9}}, pp. 295-297</ref>

After the first moonrise, when the host of [[Fingolfin]] arrived in [[Middle-earth]] after crossing the [[Helcaraxë|Grinding Ice]],<ref name="Flight" /><ref>{{AA|163}}, p. 120</ref> the [[Battle of the Lammoth]] was fought here between the [[Noldor]] and a large host of [[Orcs]] as the Elves marched southwards to enter into [[Hithlum]], resulting in a crushing defeat for Morgoth. However, [[Argon]], the third son of Fingolfin, perished in that combat.<ref>{{PM|XI4}}, pp. 345 & 362</ref>

==Etymology==
A [[Sindarin]] word, a combination of ''lamm'' ("echo", related with ''lóm'' as in ''[[Dor Lómin]]'') with the augmentative suffix ''-oth''.<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry "lóm"</ref>
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| title=Lammoth
| north-west= [[Helcaraxë]]
| north=
| north-east=
| west= [[Belegaer]]
| east= [[Ered Lómin]]
| south-west=
| south= [[Nevrast]]
| south-east= [[Drengist]]
|}}
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Rómen

2026-03-29T18:38:04Z

Eruanna619: Removed tidbit that was specific and focused on another cardinal direction.

'''''rómen''''' is a noun meaning "uprising", "sunrise"<ref name="SApp">{{S|Appendix}}, ''rómen''</ref> and "east" in [[Quenya]].<ref name="Names">{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The names of the letters''</ref>

[[Image:Romen.gif|left]]''Rómen'' is also the name in Quenya of the twenty-fifth letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet.<ref name="Names" /> In all modes this letter represents "full" trilled '''R''', unlike ''[[Óre]]'' which is used for "weak" untrilled '''R'''.<ref>{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The additional letters''</ref> ''Rómen'' was one of the most widely known and used of all the Tengwar since it indicated "east" even in languages that used a very different term.<ref name="Names" /> The Westron name for this letter is '''''Aro'''''.<ref>See ''[[Alphabet of Fëanor: Numenian, or Westron, Mode]]''</ref>


==Etymology==
The word derives from the [[Primitive Quendian]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[RO]]+[[MEN]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, RO -</ref>

In the West-lands of [[Middle-earth]] the four cardinal directions were ''[[Númen]], [[Hyarmen]], Rómen,'' and ''[[Formen]]'', and they were named in this order, beginning with (and facing) west. ''Hyarmen'' meant a left-hand region and ''Formen'' meant a right-hand region.<ref name="Names2">{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The names of the letters''</ref>

==Examples==
*''[[Rómendacil I|'''Rómen'''dacil]]'' = "East-victor"
*''[[Rómenna|'''Róme'''nna]]'' = "Eastward"

==Cognates==
*[[Sindarin]]: ''[[rhûn]]''<ref name="SApp" />

==See also==
*[http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]]

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Númen

2026-03-29T18:37:48Z

Eruanna619: Removed tidbit that was specific and focused on another cardinal direction.

'''''númen''''' is a noun meaning "west" in [[Quenya]].<ref name="Names">{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The names of the letters''</ref>

[[Image:Numen.gif|left]]''Númen'' is also the name in Quenya of the seventeenth letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet.<ref name="Names" /> It is the first letter of the fifth grade or [[Tyellë]], which contains "nasal" consonants and it is the fifth letter in the dental or ''t''-series of consonants, the ''[[Tincotéma]]''. In most modes this letter represents '''N'''.<ref>{{App|Letters}}</ref> However, in the [[Mode of Beleriand]], this letter represents '''NN''', a common occurrence in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{App|Letters}}, footnote 2</ref> ''Númen'' was one of the most widely known and used of all the Tengwar since it indicated "west" even in languages that used a very different term.<ref name="Names" /> The Westron name for this letter is '''''Nó'''''.<ref>See ''[[Alphabet of Fëanor: Numenian, or Westron, Mode]]''</ref>

==Etymology==
The word derives from the [[Primitive Quendian]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[NDU]] plus [[MEN]], indicating direction.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, NDU-</ref> Also [[PQ]] ''nūme-n'' "going down", sunset, West.<ref>{{L|227}}</ref>

In the West-lands of [[Middle-earth]] the four cardinal directions were ''Númen, [[Hyarmen]], [[Rómen]],'' and ''[[Formen]]'', and they were named in this order, beginning with (and facing) west. ''Hyarmen'' meant a left-hand region and ''Formen'' meant a right-hand region.<ref name="Names2">{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The names of the letters''</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Númenor]]''
*''[[andúnë]]''

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Númen

2026-03-29T18:33:19Z

Eruanna619: Added description (and links) for the other cardinal directions.

'''''númen''''' is a noun meaning "west" in [[Quenya]].<ref name="Names">{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The names of the letters''</ref>

[[Image:Numen.gif|left]]''Númen'' is also the name in Quenya of the seventeenth letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet.<ref name="Names" /> It is the first letter of the fifth grade or [[Tyellë]], which contains "nasal" consonants and it is the fifth letter in the dental or ''t''-series of consonants, the ''[[Tincotéma]]''. In most modes this letter represents '''N'''.<ref>{{App|Letters}}</ref> However, in the [[Mode of Beleriand]], this letter represents '''NN''', a common occurrence in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{App|Letters}}, footnote 2</ref> ''Númen'' was one of the most widely known and used of all the Tengwar since it indicated "west" even in languages that used a very different term.<ref name="Names" /> The Westron name for this letter is '''''Nó'''''.<ref>See ''[[Alphabet of Fëanor: Numenian, or Westron, Mode]]''</ref>

==Etymology==
The word derives from the [[Primitive Quendian]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[NDU]] plus [[MEN]], indicating direction.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, NDU-</ref> Also [[PQ]] ''nūme-n'' "going down", sunset, West.<ref>{{L|227}}</ref>

In the West-lands of [[Middle-earth]] the four cardinal directions were ''Númen, [[Hyarmen]], [[Rómen]],'' and ''[[Formen]]'', and they were named in this order, beginning with (and facing) west. ''Hyarmen'' meant a left-hand region and ''Formen'' meant a right-hand region.<ref name="Names2">{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The names of the letters''</ref> Thus the word for "north" derives from the [[Primitive Quendian]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[PHOR]], meaning "right hand", plus [[MEN]] indicating direction.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, PHOR-</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Númenor]]''
*''[[andúnë]]''

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Rómen

2026-03-29T18:31:37Z

Eruanna619: Fixed links to make sense (no need to link to the page the viewer is currently on!)

'''''rómen''''' is a noun meaning "uprising", "sunrise"<ref name="SApp">{{S|Appendix}}, ''rómen''</ref> and "east" in [[Quenya]].<ref name="Names">{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The names of the letters''</ref>

[[Image:Romen.gif|left]]''Rómen'' is also the name in Quenya of the twenty-fifth letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet.<ref name="Names" /> In all modes this letter represents "full" trilled '''R''', unlike ''[[Óre]]'' which is used for "weak" untrilled '''R'''.<ref>{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The additional letters''</ref> ''Rómen'' was one of the most widely known and used of all the Tengwar since it indicated "east" even in languages that used a very different term.<ref name="Names" /> The Westron name for this letter is '''''Aro'''''.<ref>See ''[[Alphabet of Fëanor: Numenian, or Westron, Mode]]''</ref>


==Etymology==
The word derives from the [[Primitive Quendian]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[RO]]+[[MEN]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, RO -</ref>

In the West-lands of [[Middle-earth]] the four cardinal directions were ''[[Númen]], [[Hyarmen]], Rómen,'' and ''[[Formen]]'', and they were named in this order, beginning with (and facing) west. ''Hyarmen'' meant a left-hand region and ''Formen'' meant a right-hand region.<ref name="Names2">{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The names of the letters''</ref> Thus the word for "south" derives from the [[Primitive Quendian]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[KHYAR]], meaning "left hand", plus [[MEN]] indicating direction.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, KHYAR-</ref>

==Examples==
*''[[Rómendacil I|'''Rómen'''dacil]]'' = "East-victor"
*''[[Rómenna|'''Róme'''nna]]'' = "Eastward"

==Cognates==
*[[Sindarin]]: ''[[rhûn]]''<ref name="SApp" />

==See also==
*[http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]]

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Rómen

2026-03-29T18:26:38Z

Eruanna619: Added description (and links) to other cardinal directions.

'''''rómen''''' is a noun meaning "uprising", "sunrise"<ref name="SApp">{{S|Appendix}}, ''rómen''</ref> and "east" in [[Quenya]].<ref name="Names">{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The names of the letters''</ref>

[[Image:Romen.gif|left]]''Rómen'' is also the name in Quenya of the twenty-fifth letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet.<ref name="Names" /> In all modes this letter represents "full" trilled '''R''', unlike ''[[Óre]]'' which is used for "weak" untrilled '''R'''.<ref>{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The additional letters''</ref> ''Rómen'' was one of the most widely known and used of all the Tengwar since it indicated "east" even in languages that used a very different term.<ref name="Names" /> The Westron name for this letter is '''''Aro'''''.<ref>See ''[[Alphabet of Fëanor: Numenian, or Westron, Mode]]''</ref>


==Etymology==
The word derives from the [[Primitive Quendian]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[RO]]+[[MEN]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, RO -</ref>

In the West-lands of [[Middle-earth]] the four cardinal directions were ''[[Númen]], Hyarmen, [[Rómen]],'' and ''[[Formen]]'', and they were named in this order, beginning with (and facing) west. ''Hyarmen'' meant a left-hand region and ''Formen'' meant a right-hand region.<ref name="Names2">{{App|Letters}}, Note, ''The names of the letters''</ref> Thus the word for "south" derives from the [[Primitive Quendian]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[KHYAR]], meaning "left hand", plus [[MEN]] indicating direction.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, KHYAR-</ref>

==Examples==
*''[[Rómendacil I|'''Rómen'''dacil]]'' = "East-victor"
*''[[Rómenna|'''Róme'''nna]]'' = "Eastward"

==Cognates==
*[[Sindarin]]: ''[[rhûn]]''<ref name="SApp" />

==See also==
*[http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]]

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Elanor (flower)

2025-06-07T18:05:52Z

Eruanna619: Add convenient external link. One less click/search to see what this flower actually looks like IRL.

{{disambig-more|Elanor|[[Elanor (disambiguation)]]}}
{{Pronounce|Elanor.mp3|Ardamir}}
'''''Elanor''''' was a golden, star-shaped flower that grew in abundance in the forest of [[Lothlórien|Lórien]].<ref>{{FR|Lorien}}</ref> [[Samwise Gamgee]] thought highly of the flower and, at [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo's]] suggestion, named his eldest daughter, [[Elanor Gardner]], from it.<ref>{{RK|Havens}}</ref>

It was one of the flowers brought by the Elves of [[Tol Eressëa]] to [[Númenor]] in the [[Second Age]]. Elanor and [[Lissuin]] were used to decorate the ships during the wedding of [[Aldarion]] and [[Erendis]].<ref>{{UT|Wife}}</ref>

It was like "a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysimachia_arvensis pimpernel] (perhaps a little enlarged) growing sun-golden flowers and star-silver ones on the same plant, and sometimes the two combined".<ref>{{L|312}}</ref>
==Etymology==
The word ''elanor'' means "Sun-star" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[êl]]'' = "star" and ''anor'' = "[[Sun]]").
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Glingal and Belthil

2025-03-13T19:51:14Z

Eruanna619: Fixed typo.

[[File:Karolina Węgrzyn - Map of Gondolin Detail Belthil and Glingal.jpg|thumb|Detail of the [[:File:Karolina Węgrzyn - Map of Gondolin in color with English labels.jpg|Map of Gondolin]] by [[:Category:Images by Karolina Węgrzyn|Karolina Węgrzyn]]]]

'''Glingal''' and '''Belthil''' were two trees made by [[Turgon]] in the image of the [[Two Trees of Valinor]].

==History==
After building [[Gondolin]] upon [[Amon Gwareth]], the [[Gondolindrim]] never ceased to work on embellishing the city. [[Turgon]] himself wrought two images of the Trees of old. These stood in his court, "and the Tree which he made of gold was named ''Glingal'', and the Tree whose flowers he made of silver was named ''Belthil''".<ref>{{S|15}}</ref>

It is also said that they shone with their own light, which filled all the ways of the city.<ref>{{WJ|12}}, p. 200</ref>

==Etymology==
Both names are [[Sindarin]]:

*''Glingal'' means "Hanging Flame",<ref>{{LR|P2VI}}, p. 210</ref> from ''gling-'' ([[Noldorin|N]]. "hang") and [[root]] [[KAL]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entries "GLING", "KAL", "LING"</ref> [[Robert Foster]] additionally suggests the translation "gleaming light".<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry "Glingal"</ref>

*''Belthil'' means "Divine Radiance",<ref>{{S|Index}}, entry "Belthil"</ref> from the roots [[BAL]] and [[SIL]]/[[THIL]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entries "BAL", "SIL", "THIL"</ref>

==Other versions of the legendarium==
In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'' they were called '''''Glingol''''' and '''''Bansil''''', and they were not wrought with elven-craft, but were real trees, surviving shoots of the Two Trees destroyed by [[Melkor]]. They stood in the [[Square of the King]], on either side of the doors of the palace.<ref name="Gondolin">{{LT2|III}}</ref>{{rp|160}} During the [[Fall of Gondolin]], the surviving [[Twelve houses of the Gondothlim|houses of the Gondothlim]] barricaded themselves in the Square, and there was a rally of men beneath the two trees to hear King Turgon. There he proclaimed the fall of Gondolin, and refusing to fight against [[Doom of Mandos|Doom]], he cast his crown at the roots of Glingol. Later, when the Square was burned down by the enemy, "Glingol was withered to the stock and Bansil was blackened utterly".<ref name="Gondolin" />{{rp|184–6}}

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Thrór's Map

2025-02-23T01:06:16Z

Eruanna619: This was backwards. Thráin is the son of Thrór - not the other way around.

{{sources}}
[[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Thror's map.jpg|thumb|250px|Thror's Map]]
'''Thrór's Map''' is a map that proved important in the retaking of [[Erebor]].

==History==
The [[Dragons|Dragon]] [[Smaug]] attacked and destroyed the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] in {{TA|2770}}.<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> [[Thrór]] went into exile with his kin and sometime until, old and desperate, he went to [[Moria]] in {{TA|2790}}<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref> he drew this Map, and wrote the [[moon-letters]] on a day of [[1 Lithe]], when the moon was "a silver broad crescent".<ref group=note>The exact year the Map was drawn and the letters were written is not known, but can be pinpointed sometime between 2770 and 2790 and calculated according to astronomy. [[Andreas Moehn]] suggests {{TA|2789}}.[https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18702819-1-lithe-the-moon-letters-and-the-moon-s-broad-crescent]</ref> When [[Elrond]] read the letters in {{TA|2941|n}}<ref name="TA"/> he stated that they had to have been written under a moon in the same phase on the same date in some past year.<ref>{{H|Rest}}</ref>
[[File:Audrey Corman - Thror's Map.jpg|thumb|left|''Thror's Map'' by [[Audrey Corman]].]]
In his old age, Thrór set out to wander the lands of [[Middle-earth]], but before departing he gave the heirlooms of his house to his son Thráin, including his Map. Years later, Thráin too set out into Middle-earth, seeking to recover Erebor himself, and taking with him the Map to guide his way. He was captured in the Wild by the servants of [[Sauron]], but Sauron captured Thráin for one of the [[Seven Rings|Seven]] [[Rings of Power]] he bore, and so overlooked the Map he carried too. This proved to be a serious oversight, because [[Gandalf]] secretly entered Sauron's lair at [[Dol Guldur]] while Thráin was a prisoner there, and managed to escape with the Map and the key that opened the secret door.<ref name=Party>{{H|1}}</ref>

Using Thrór's Map, his grandson [[Thorin]] was able to lead [[Thorin and Company|a small group of Dwarves]] (and one [[Hobbits|Hobbit]], a certain [[Bilbo Baggins]]) on his own quest to refound the ancient Dwarf-realm.<ref name=Party /> Through many adventures, they were able to recover Erebor and bring about the destruction of Smaug, dealing Sauron a serious reverse.<ref>{{H|14}}</ref>

==Description==
As was traditional among the [[Dwarves]], it was drawn with East at the top of the map and showed the [[Lonely Mountain]] of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], the [[River Running|Running]] River that flowed from it, and the lands about. It also contained mention of a [[Back Door|secret entrance]] to the Mountain, and (written in secret [[Moon-letters]]) instructions as to how it might be opened.

The Map's Runes are written in Anglo-Saxon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_runes Futhorc] however it is spelt out in modern English, not in [[Khuzdul]].
The small text on the left, below the hand, reads.

five 
feet high 
the door an 
d three may 
walk abre 
ast. 
Th. Th.<ref group=note>The signature probably refers to [[Thráin]]'s initials, [[Thráin]] son of [[Thrór]], or how it is written in [[Khuzdul]], [[Thráin]] Thrórul.</ref>

The [[moon-letters]] read by Elrond are visible in the sketch and read:

Stand by the grey st 
one when the thrush kn 
ocks and the setting s 
un with the last light 
of Durin's day will sh 
ine upon the keyhole 
Th.

==The illustration of the Map==
[[Image:J.R.R. Tolkien - Thrór's Map.jpg|thumb|Sketch of ''Thrór's Map'']]
"Thrór's Map" is reproduced in facsimile in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' (and as plate No. 86 in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator]]''). The map was drawn by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and a preliminary version of the map appears as plate No. 85 in ''Artist & Illustrator''.<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, pp. 90-5</ref>

In [[1979]] a coloured version by [[H.E. Riddett]] was published as a poster by [[Allen and Unwin|Allen & Unwin]] (together with the "[[Map of Wilderland|Wilderland]]" map).<ref name=AH>{{HM|AH}}, p. 399</ref>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
<gallery>
File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - Elrond and Thrór's Map.jpg|Elrond examines the Map in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''
</gallery>
'''[[2001]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:When Gandalf visits Bilbo near the beginning of the film, he browses through his office in [[Bag End]] and notices the Map of their earlier adventure. The prop was made by artist [[Daniel Reeve]].<ref>[http://danielreeve.co.nz/LOTR/Maps/ Official website]</ref>
'''[[2012]]: ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'':'''
:The Map is featured in the movie. At Rivendell Elrond places it on a pedestal on a veranda in order to read it.
'''[[2014]]: ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'':'''
:At the end of the movie (at the same time the ''Fellowship'' movie starts) Bilbo leaves his room to meet Gandalf who just came, and the Map is seen again on Bilbo's desk.
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Thrór's Map

2025-02-23T00:07:52Z

Eruanna619: Corrected the origin of the map's runes. (This change is also consistent with the Runes page, which also sources Futhorc as the basis.)

{{sources}}
[[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Thror's map.jpg|thumb|250px|Thror's Map]]
'''Thrór's Map''' is a map that proved important in the retaking of [[Erebor]].

==History==
The [[Dragons|Dragon]] [[Smaug]] attacked and destroyed the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] in {{TA|2770}}.<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> [[Thrór]] went into exile with his kin and sometime until, old and desperate, he went to [[Moria]] in {{TA|2790}}<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref> he drew this Map, and wrote the [[moon-letters]] on a day of [[1 Lithe]], when the moon was "a silver broad crescent".<ref group=note>The exact year the Map was drawn and the letters were written is not known, but can be pinpointed sometime between 2770 and 2790 and calculated according to astronomy. [[Andreas Moehn]] suggests {{TA|2789}}.[https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18702819-1-lithe-the-moon-letters-and-the-moon-s-broad-crescent]</ref> When [[Elrond]] read the letters in {{TA|2941|n}}<ref name="TA"/> he stated that they had to have been written under a moon in the same phase on the same date in some past year.<ref>{{H|Rest}}</ref>
[[File:Audrey Corman - Thror's Map.jpg|thumb|left|''Thror's Map'' by [[Audrey Corman]].]]
In his old age, Thrór set out to wander the lands of [[Middle-earth]], but before departing he gave the heirlooms of his house to his son Thráin, including his Map. Years later, Thráin too set out into Middle-earth, seeking to recover Erebor himself, and taking with him the Map to guide his way. He was captured in the Wild by the servants of [[Sauron]], but Sauron captured Thráin for one of the [[Seven Rings|Seven]] [[Rings of Power]] he bore, and so overlooked the Map he carried too. This proved to be a serious oversight, because [[Gandalf]] secretly entered Sauron's lair at [[Dol Guldur]] while Thráin was a prisoner there, and managed to escape with the Map and the key that opened the secret door.<ref name=Party>{{H|1}}</ref>

Using Thrór's Map, his grandson [[Thorin]] was able to lead [[Thorin and Company|a small group of Dwarves]] (and one [[Hobbits|Hobbit]], a certain [[Bilbo Baggins]]) on his own quest to refound the ancient Dwarf-realm.<ref name=Party /> Through many adventures, they were able to recover Erebor and bring about the destruction of Smaug, dealing Sauron a serious reverse.<ref>{{H|14}}</ref>

==Description==
As was traditional among the [[Dwarves]], it was drawn with East at the top of the map and showed the [[Lonely Mountain]] of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], the [[River Running|Running]] River that flowed from it, and the lands about. It also contained mention of a [[Back Door|secret entrance]] to the Mountain, and (written in secret [[Moon-letters]]) instructions as to how it might be opened.

The Map's Runes are written in Anglo-Saxon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_runes Futhorc] however it is spelt out in modern English, not in [[Khuzdul]].
The small text on the left, below the hand, reads.

five 
feet high 
the door an 
d three may 
walk abre 
ast. 
Th. Th.<ref group=note>The signature probably refers to [[Thrór]]'s initials, [[Thrór]], son of [[Thráin]] or how it is written in [[Khuzdul]], [[Thrór]] Thráinul.</ref>

The [[moon-letters]] read by Elrond are visible in the sketch and read:

Stand by the grey st 
one when the thrush kn 
ocks and the setting s 
un with the last light 
of Durin's day will sh 
ine upon the keyhole 
Th.

==The illustration of the Map==
[[Image:J.R.R. Tolkien - Thrór's Map.jpg|thumb|Sketch of ''Thrór's Map'']]
"Thrór's Map" is reproduced in facsimile in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' (and as plate No. 86 in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator]]''). The map was drawn by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and a preliminary version of the map appears as plate No. 85 in ''Artist & Illustrator''.<ref name=AI>{{HM|AI}}, pp. 90-5</ref>

In [[1979]] a coloured version by [[H.E. Riddett]] was published as a poster by [[Allen and Unwin|Allen & Unwin]] (together with the "[[Map of Wilderland|Wilderland]]" map).<ref name=AH>{{HM|AH}}, p. 399</ref>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
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File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - Elrond and Thrór's Map.jpg|Elrond examines the Map in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''
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'''[[2001]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:When Gandalf visits Bilbo near the beginning of the film, he browses through his office in [[Bag End]] and notices the Map of their earlier adventure. The prop was made by artist [[Daniel Reeve]].<ref>[http://danielreeve.co.nz/LOTR/Maps/ Official website]</ref>
'''[[2012]]: ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'':'''
:The Map is featured in the movie. At Rivendell Elrond places it on a pedestal on a veranda in order to read it.
'''[[2014]]: ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'':'''
:At the end of the movie (at the same time the ''Fellowship'' movie starts) Bilbo leaves his room to meet Gandalf who just came, and the Map is seen again on Bilbo's desk.
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