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'''Mount Taras''' was a tall mountain at the western end of a line of hills that were outliers of the [[Ered Wethrin]]. It towered over a green cape between [[Nevrast]] and [[West Beleriand]] on the shores of [[Belegaer]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> Below its slopes [[Turgon]] built his halls of [[Vinyamar]] when he first returned to [[Middle-earth]]. Long after Turgon had deserted Nevrast for [[Gondolin]], [[Tuor]] came there and spoke with [[Ulmo]].<ref>{{UT|Tuor}}</ref> | '''Mount Taras''' was a tall mountain at the western end of a line of hills that were outliers of the [[Ered Wethrin]]. It towered over a green cape between [[Nevrast]] and [[West Beleriand]] on the shores of [[Belegaer]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> Below its slopes [[Turgon]] built his halls of [[Vinyamar]] when he first returned to [[Middle-earth]]. Long after Turgon had deserted Nevrast for [[Gondolin]], [[Tuor]] came there and spoke with [[Ulmo]].<ref>{{UT|Tuor}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
''taras'' means "great towering building, mount, hill".<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 22</ref> | |||
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Mount Taras | |
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Physical Description | |
Location | Westernmost peak between Nevrast and West Beleriand |
Belongs to | Ered Wethrin |
Description | Tall, dark, cloud-capped mountain |
General Information | |
Other names | Taras-ness |
Events | Visit of Tuor |
Mount Taras was a tall mountain at the western end of a line of hills that were outliers of the Ered Wethrin. It towered over a green cape between Nevrast and West Beleriand on the shores of Belegaer.[1] Below its slopes Turgon built his halls of Vinyamar when he first returned to Middle-earth. Long after Turgon had deserted Nevrast for Gondolin, Tuor came there and spoke with Ulmo.[2]
Etymology
taras means "great towering building, mount, hill".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 22