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| Mountain range | |
| Orocarni | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Other names | Red Mountains, Mountains of the East |
| Location | Far east of Middle-earth |
| Type | Mountain range |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | possibly Dwarves[1] |
| Gallery | Images of Orocarni |
The Orocarni (also called the Red Mountains) was a mountain range in the far north-east of Middle-earth made by the Valar after Melkor destroyed the Two Lamps.[2]
Geography
On the western slopes of the Orocarni grew the Wild Wood, and near a great waterfall of a river that flowed into the Inland Sea of Helcar lay the bay of Cuiviénen, where the first Elves woke.[3][4] At their northern edge, the Orocarni came close to the Ered Engrin,[2] similar to Ered Luin in the far north-west.
The locations of the four Dwarven clans who lived in the East are unknown; they might or might not have resided in the Orocarni. The distance between their mansions in the East and the Misty Mountains, specifically Gundabad, was said to be as great or greater than that of Gundabad's distance from the Blue Mountains in the West.[1]
Etymology
The name Orocarni is Quenya and translates as 'Red Mountains', being a compound of the prefix oro(d)- 'mountain' and the plural of carnë 'red'.[5]
Portrayal in adaptations
2018: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Lacking the rights to the name "Orocarni", the game contains mentions of "Ered Cernin", a mountain range in the East which is home to Zhélruka and Abnúzhu clans of Dwarves.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", p. 301
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "V. The Ambarkanta: Map IV", p. 256
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Beginning of Days"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Two. The Annals of Aman", p. 77, notes §41
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Orocarni loc.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 8 June 2026