| Mountain range | |
| Mountains of the Wind | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Location | Western border of Hildórien |
| Type | Mountain range |
The Mountains of the Wind was a range of mountains in the middle of the Middle-earth to the west of Hildórien according to the Ambarkanta.
History
The Mountains of the Wind were thus named because of the strong winds "coming from the East before the Sun". The Mountains of the Wind are no more mentioned in the later versions of the legendarium.
These may correspond to the "mountainous wall" which Nuin eventually crossed after finding a passage which took him to the Vale of Sleep.[1]
In the Ambarkanta maps, the Mountains of the Wind are not shown on Map V, labelled "After the War of the Gods".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "X. Gilfanon's Tale: The Travail of the Noldoli and the Coming of Mankind"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "V. The Ambarkanta", pp. 239, 248 (map), 257