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'''Mount Dolmed''' was a mountain in the [[Ered Luin]].
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'''Mount Dolmed''' was a mountain in the [[Blue Mountains|Ered Luin]].


==History==
==History==
Mount Dolmed loomed over the only known pass from [[Eriador]] into [[Beleriand]]. It was here that according to the [[Dwarves]] two of the [[Fathers of the Dwarves]], the founders of the [[Broadbeams]] and the [[Firebeards]], awoke. Their descendants later established the Dwarven cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]].
Mount Dolmed loomed over the only known pass from [[Eriador]] into [[Beleriand]]. According to the [[Dwarves]], it was here that the founders of the [[Broadbeams]] and the [[Firebeards]] established the Dwarven cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]].


The two cities were established on the Eastern side of the mountain. Just a little of North-east of '''Dolmed''' was Belegost, and a little to the South-east was Nogrod.
The two cities were established on the Eastern side of the mountain. A little to the North-east of Dolmed was Belegost, and a little to the South-east was Nogrod.


===Fate===
In {{YT|1497}}, the [[First Battle of Beleriand]] was fought between the [[Elves]] and the forces of [[Morgoth]].  In the end, the Elves had the victory and the surviving [[Orcs]] fled east toward the Ered Luin. They were, however, met by the Dwarves and were annihilated.   
After the [[War of Wrath]] some believe the Ered Luin were broken at the location of Mount Dolmed and an arm of the sea, the [[Gulf of Lune]], broke through it.<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', page 89</ref>
 
Almost five hundred years later, a [[Battle of the Thousand Caves|battle]] occurred between the [[Elves of Doriath]] and the [[Dwarves of Nogrod]]. In {{FA|503}}, after returning from their victory in [[Menegroth]], the Dwarves were [[Battle of Sarn Athrad|ambushed]] at [[Sarn Athrad]] and slaughtered. The survivors were climbing the slopes of Mount Dolmed when they were waylaid and slain by [[Ents]].
 
==Fate==
[[File:Didier Willis - Mount Dolmed and Amon Ereb.png|thumb|Collage of maps showing a mountain peak slightly apart the main range of the [[Blue Mountains]] and apparently coinciding with Mount Dolmed's location.]]
Some [[Tolkienists]] such as [[Robert Foster]] and [[Karen Fonstad]] speculate that after the [[War of Wrath]] Dolmed was destroyed when the Ered Luin were broken and the [[Gulf of Lune]] broke through it.<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', page 89</ref><ref>[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', p. 37</ref>
 
However, [[Ronald Kyrmse|Ronald E. Kyrmse]]<ref>[[Ronald Kyrmse]], "The Geographical Relation between Beleriand and Eriador" in ''[[Mallorn_(journal)|Mallorn]]'' no. [[Mallorn_26|26]], September 1989, pp. 25–27</ref> and later [[Didier Willis]]<ref>[[Didier Willis]], Bulletin de géographie ''Hiswelóce'', special issue no. 1, Winter 1994 (French); [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/site3/articles.php?lng=en&pg=41 Mystères géographiques n°1 : Mont Dolmed & cités naines] (c. 2000), [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/site3/index.php?lng=fr Hiwelokë], accessed March 23rd, 2011 (French); revised and augmented in "Du Beleriand aux confins de Rhûn" in ''[[Tolkien, le façonnement d'un monde]]'', vol. 2, 2014, pp. 197-230.</ref> independently noted a prominent unidentified mountain exactly on the location of Dolmed in the map of Beleriand as well as Mount [[Rerir]] to the north. This, coupled with a reinterpretation of Tolkien's maps, shows that Dolmed at least partially survived the devastation.


However the maps of the Third Age, show a prominent unidentified mountain exactly on the location of Dolmed in the map of Beleriand.  This coupled with possible misunderstanding Tolkien's maps, therefore make it possible that Dolmed survived.
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name means "wet head" in [[Sindarin]], from ''[[dol]]'' and ''[[med]]''. The word for head is used often in Sindarin to refer to hills.
The name means "wet head" in [[Sindarin]], from ''[[dol]]'' and ''[[med]]''. The word for head is used often in Sindarin to refer to hills.
==External links==
*[http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/site3/articles.php?lng=en&pg=41 Article] concerning the location of Dolmed


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Mount Dolmed
Mountain
General Information
LocationIn the central parts of the Blue Mountains
TypeMountain
InhabitantsFirebeards
Broadbeams
GalleryImages of Mount Dolmed

Mount Dolmed was a mountain in the Ered Luin.

History

Mount Dolmed loomed over the only known pass from Eriador into Beleriand. According to the Dwarves, it was here that the founders of the Broadbeams and the Firebeards established the Dwarven cities of Nogrod and Belegost.

The two cities were established on the Eastern side of the mountain. A little to the North-east of Dolmed was Belegost, and a little to the South-east was Nogrod.

In Y.T. 1497, the First Battle of Beleriand was fought between the Elves and the forces of Morgoth. In the end, the Elves had the victory and the surviving Orcs fled east toward the Ered Luin. They were, however, met by the Dwarves and were annihilated.

Almost five hundred years later, a battle occurred between the Elves of Doriath and the Dwarves of Nogrod. In F.A. 503, after returning from their victory in Menegroth, the Dwarves were ambushed at Sarn Athrad and slaughtered. The survivors were climbing the slopes of Mount Dolmed when they were waylaid and slain by Ents.

Fate

Collage of maps showing a mountain peak slightly apart the main range of the Blue Mountains and apparently coinciding with Mount Dolmed's location.

Some Tolkienists such as Robert Foster and Karen Fonstad speculate that after the War of Wrath Dolmed was destroyed when the Ered Luin were broken and the Gulf of Lune broke through it.[1][2]

However, Ronald E. Kyrmse[3] and later Didier Willis[4] independently noted a prominent unidentified mountain exactly on the location of Dolmed in the map of Beleriand as well as Mount Rerir to the north. This, coupled with a reinterpretation of Tolkien's maps, shows that Dolmed at least partially survived the devastation.

Etymology

The name means "wet head" in Sindarin, from dol and med. The word for head is used often in Sindarin to refer to hills.

References

  1. Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, page 89
  2. Karen Wynn Fonstad, The Atlas of Middle-earth, p. 37
  3. Ronald Kyrmse, "The Geographical Relation between Beleriand and Eriador" in Mallorn no. 26, September 1989, pp. 25–27
  4. Didier Willis, Bulletin de géographie Hiswelóce, special issue no. 1, Winter 1994 (French); Mystères géographiques n°1 : Mont Dolmed & cités naines (c. 2000), Hiwelokë, accessed March 23rd, 2011 (French); revised and augmented in "Du Beleriand aux confins de Rhûn" in Tolkien, le façonnement d'un monde, vol. 2, 2014, pp. 197-230.