Mornan
| Mornan | |
|---|---|
| Valley | |
| General Information | |
| Location | White Mountains, Gondor |
| Type | Valley |
| Description | Dark and narrow valley |
The Mornan was a dark valley in the White Mountains where the spring of the source of the Morthond was located.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
The Mornan was a dark and narrow valley that lay beneath the shadow of two high mountains in the Ered Nimrais, being located directly to the south of Edoras.[2] Above the Mornan was a hidden gateway within some shadowed rocks which lead out from the Gate of the Dead Men.[2][3]
On 8 March T.A. 3019, Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, and the Grey Company exited the Paths of the Dead at the Mornan.[4] They rode to the Stone of Erech where Aragorn, as the heir of Isildur, called upon the Oathbreakers to follow him and fulfill their pledge.[3]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Carl F. Hostetter has suggested that the name Mornan consists of mor- ("dark") + nan (valley).[5]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 14
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part Three. The World, its Lands, and its Inhabitants: XXII. The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor", entry on "Morthond"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Passing of the Grey Company"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 29 (note 31)
