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| Region | |
| Araman | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Location | Northern Aman, east of the Pelóri and adjacent to the Helcaraxë |
| Type | Region |
| Description | Cold mountainous wasteland |
| Regions | Oiomúrë, Haerast |
| People and History | |
| Events | Doom of Mandos |
| Gallery | Images of Araman |
Araman is the northern coastland of Aman, north of Valinor, that lay outside the mountain-fence of the Pelóri. It's a wasteland of long and dreary plains without hindrance to passage, but bleak, and ever colder as the Ice of Helcaraxë (which joined it with Beleriand) drew nearer. [1]
The coastland that was visible from Nevrast in Beleriand, was known as Haerast in Sindarin.[2]
History
This was the way Melkor (passing through Oiomúrë), and later the Noldor took into Exile. In Araman the host of the Noldor heard the Doom of Mandos, delivered by a dark figure standing upon a high rock. Upon hearing the prophecy the host divided, with the followers of Fëanor pressing onward while those of Finarfin turned back. Later, when Fëanor and his kin burnt their ships at Losgar, Fingolfin in Araman knew that he had been betrayed and that their only course was to march across the Helcaraxë.[3]
Etymology
Araman is Quenya for "outside Aman", consisting of ar + Aman.[4][5]
Other versions of the legendarium
In The Book of Lost Tales Qenya forms Eruman and Erumání from root ERE "outside" appear. Gnomish Edhofon. Compare Harwalin or Arvalin "close to Valinor".[6]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: The Valaquenta", p. 295
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entries ar- and mān-
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Quenya Corpus Wordlist", Ardalambion, accessed 16 February 2013
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, entry "Eruman"