Celebdil
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Celebdil | |
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Physical Description | |
Location | above Khazad-dûm, south of Caradhras and Fanuidhol, on the border between Eriador and Rhovanion |
Belongs to | the Misty Mountains |
General Information | |
Other names | Silvertine (Westron), Zirakzigil (Khuzdul) |
Etymology | Celebdil: celeb - silver, dil - horn Zirakzigil: zirak - spike, zigil - silver |
Events | final struggle between Gandalf and Durin's Bane |
Gallery | Images of Celebdil |
Celebdil, also known as Silvertine and Zirakzigil, was one of the three peaks that stood above the Dwarven city of Khazad-dûm. The other two were Caradhras (Redhorn) and Fanuidhol (Cloudyhead).
Celebdil was the southernmost of the Mountains of Moria and the Endless Stair led from the deepest halls of Khazad-dûm up to Durin's Tower on the peak of the mountain. There the final battle between Gandalf and Durin's Bane took place.[1]
Etymology
Celebdil is the Sindarin name of Khuzdul Zirakzigil, translated as the mountain Silvertine. From celeb, "silver" and til, "spike".[2]
Silvertine contains tine, "spike, sharp horn".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The White Rider"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entries celeb and til
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 775