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  The Grey Havens - Middle-earth: First Age
The people of Cranthir son of Fëanor renew the dealings of the Elves with the Dwarves of the Ered Luin.
Túrin son of Húrin was born in Dor-lomin with omens of sorrow.
Celeborn and Galadriel cross the Ered Luin and settle in Eriador near Nenuial.
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  dorthonion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Ered Gorgoroth (Mountains of Terror) formed the southern boundary of Dorthonion, bending to the north on the east side to create the Pass of Aglon between Dorthonion and Hills of Himring.
The upper reaches of the River Sirion passed between the western slopes of Dorthonion and the Ered Wethrin (Mountains of Shadow).
Along with the other lands east of the Ered Luin, Taur-nu-Fuin was mostly destroyed in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /dorthonion.html   (288 words)

  
 Ered Wethrin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tolkien, the Ered Wethrin ("Mountains of Shadow") was a mountain range in the north of Middle-earth in the First Age.
In the south, it was an east-west range that divided Dor-Lomin and Mithrim to the north from Beleriand to the south, then in the east it curved around to the northwest, forming the boundary of Hithlum.
The easternmost point of the Ered Wethrin reached nearly to the Echoriath, forming a steep-sided valley through which the upper Sirion ran.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ered_Wethrin   (157 words)

  
 Hithlum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hithlum was subdivided in Mithrim, where the High Kings of the Ñoldor had their halls, and Dor-lómin, which later became a fief of the House of Hador.
The eastern wall was formed by the Ered Lómin or "Echoing Mountains", which curved north-westward to Helcaraxë.
The land of Lammoth lay east of the Ered Wethrin and was not part of Beleriand or Hithlum, and the land of Nevrast was separated from Hithlum by the southern part of the Ered Lómin.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hithlum   (276 words)

  
 Tolkiensches Universum - Wikipedia
Er ist ähnlich dem christlichen Gott ein Gott, der vor Allem ist, unhinterfragt: das Silmarillion beginnt mit: „There was Eru, the One“.
Er wird meistens als „Königreich Arda“ für das Reich Manwes, des nach Melkors Verbannung mächtigsten Valar, benutzt.
Später für das ganze Land südlich der Ered Wethrin und westlich der Ered Luin.
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 River Sirion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sirion flowed southwards along the border of the Ered Wethrin, passing through the Fen of Serech before entering the narrow steep-sided valley between the Ered Wethrin and the Echoriath named the Pass of Sirion.
Barad Eithel, at the source of the Sirion in the Ered Wethrin, was a chief fortress of Fingolfin and his son Fingon, probably guarding a pass into their realm of Mithrim.
The original Minas Tirith was built here by Finrod Felagund in the strategic location controlling the Pass of Sirion where it entered Beleriand between the Ered Wethrin and the Echoriath.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Sirion   (414 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Ered Gorgoroth was the southern edge of the highlands of Dorthonion, and separated Dorthonion and the northlands of Ard-galen from Beleriand proper.
In the fiction of J. Tolkien, the Ered Mithrin or Grey Mountains was a large mountain range to the north of Rhovanion.
In the fiction of J. Tolkien, the Ered Wethrin ("Mountains of Shadow") was a mountain range in the north of Middle-earth in the First Age.
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 RingQuest - Beleriand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Dor-Lòmin is separated by Ered Mithrim to the East, Ered Wethrin to the south and Ered-Lòmin to the west
Is border are delimited by Lake Mithrim in the North, Ered Wethrin in the east and south and Ered Mithrim in the west
This is the river that delimits the Border of West Beleriand and East Beleriand; the Sirion flowed some 850 miles from its source in the cold highlands of the Ered Wethrin to its mighty delta on the Bay of Balar.
www.ringquest.com /forums/printthread.php?t=9900   (2186 words)

  
 Tolkienion Lexicon Letter E
In the eastern face of Ered Wethrin; used with reference to the Noldorin fortress (Barad Eithel) at that place.
An isolated mountain to the east of the northernmost parts of Mirkwood, where was the Kingdom of the Dwarves under the Mountain and the lair of Smaug.
Fourth of the beacons of Gondor in Ered Nimrais.
www.tolkienion.com /lexicon/comp_e.html   (1776 words)

  
 Silmarilion Encyclopedia from D to G
After Luthien's escape from Hirilorn and all thought her lost he strayed from the lands of Doriath and came into Eriador east of Ered Luin where he for many ages made laments beside dark waters for the memory of Luthien.
During Dagor Bragollach Fingolfin and his forces were forced to retreat from Ard-galen to Eithel Sirion and the Ered Wethrin.
After a bitter struggle Morgoth's forces are repelled from the passes of Ered Wethrin and the fortress of Eithel Sirion.
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 Hithlum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hithlum was separated from Beleriand proper by the Ered Wethrin mountain chain, and was named after the sea mists which formed there at times: Hithlum is Sindarin for "Mist-shadow"; its Quenya counterpart is Hisilómë.
The Ered Wethrin ("Mountains of Shadow") formed the southern and western wall, and had only a few passes; as such they formed a natural defensive line.
Nevrast was usually seen as part of Hithlum, but its climate was that of Beleriand.
en.wikipedia.org /?title=Hithlum   (276 words)

  
 Tolkienion Lexicon Letter D
Men of Ered Nimrais who were cursed by Isildur for breaking their oath of allegiance to him.
The Mountains of Dor-lómin are that part of Ered Wethrin that formed the southern fence of Hithlum.
Land between the precipices of Ered Gorgoroth and the Girdle of Melian.
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 Hithlum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Ered Wethrin ("Mountains of Shadow") formed southern and western wall and had only few passes: as such they formed a defence line.
The eastern wall was formed the Ered Lómin or "Echoing Mountains" which north-westward to the Helcaraxë.
The land of Lammoth lay east of the Ered Wethrin was not part of Beleriand or Hithlum the land of Nevrast was separated from Hithlum by the part of the Ered Lómin.
www.freeglossary.com /Hithlum   (234 words)

  
 Maps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It is fenced in in the west by Ered Lomin, in the south by the land of Dor-Lomin, and in the east by Ered Wethrin.
River Sirion-- This river extends from Ered Wethrin to the Bay of Balar.
Nan Dungortheb-- This is an evil valley in between the Ered Gorgoroth and Doriath.
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Ered Nimrais--The White Mountains (nimrais 'white horns'), the great range from east to west sough of the Misty Mountains.
Ered Wethrin--'The Mountains of Shadow', 'The Shadowy Mountains', the great curving range bordering Dor-nu-Fauglith (Ard-galen) on the west and forming the barrier between Hithlum and West Beleriand.
The valley between the precipices of Ered Gorgoroth and the Girdle of Melian.
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 Seeking refuge in HITHLUM during Bragollach - THE TOLKIEN FORUM
So great was the onslaught of Morgoth that Fingolfin and Fingon could not come to the aid of the sons of Finarfin; and the hosts of Hithlum were driven back with great loss to the fortresses of Ered Wethrin, and these they hardly defended against the orcs.
In this battle Dorthonion and Ered Wethrin were reached by the sudden flames of Morgoth, and both of the realms were at war.
Men were dying in defense at Ered Wethrin, and the battle was big and bad enough that no aid was spared for Dorthonion, and Finrod was cut off.
www.thetolkienforum.com /showthread.php?t=17045   (867 words)

  
 Dor-lómin: The Land of Echos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
To the south, Ered Wethrin, to the east, the Mounts of Mithrim, to the west, the Ered Lomin, and to the north, the open plains of Hithlum slowly rise into the hills of the northern stretch of Ered Wethrin, too near the Iron Prison of Angband.
The House of Hador, the third and mightiest house of the Edain.
The House of Hador itself is located in the southeastern part of the land, nested under the shadows of both the Mithrim Mounts and Ered Wethrin.
www.geocities.com /houseofhador   (265 words)

  
 beyond anduin
The Noldor were still building their encampment by the northern shore of Lake Mithrim when Melkor's army from Angband crossed the Ered Wethrin and attacked them from the east.
When he was defending the western marches, the passes through the northern Ered Lómin were Fingon's easiest route into the Firth of Drengist, whereas Annon-in-Gelydh opened upon the road leading to Nevrast.
Mithrim with its great lake and four rivers nestled among the valleys of the Ered Mithrim and Ered Wethrin would not have offered much range land for pasturing horses, but northern Dor-lómin was well suited for raising the horses of Fingon's renowned cavalry.
www.invasivedesigns.com /otherhands/archives/articles/13/hithlum.html   (3563 words)

  
 Minuial na Aduial @ www.ezboard.com
The Ered Engrin, the range of mountains in the far north of the World that were raised by Morgoth as a defence against any attack on Utumno.
The dreadful valley in northern Beleriand that runs west to east between the haunted mountains of the Ered Gorgoroth, and the enchanted northern marches of Doriath.
The name is given to the lands that lie to the northwest of Beleriand, ruled as a hereditary fief under the Kings of the Noldor by the Men of the House of Hador.
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 Tolkienion Lexicon Letter N
The chief river of West Beleriand, rising at Ivrin under Ered Wethrin and flowing into Sirion in Nan-tathren.
The sword of Elendil, made by Telchar of Nogrod, that was broken when Elendil died in combat with Sauron; from the shards it was reforged for Aragorn II and named Anduril.
One of the Valier, the sister of Oromë and spouse of Tulkas.
www.tolkienion.com /lexicon/comp_n.html   (969 words)

  
 The Watch of Ered Wethrin - www.ezboard.com
In front of the Hall you see a company of warriors marching out, and you ask their commander where they are headed.
"To the Pass of Ered Wethrin," Rundil, the commander, replies.
The group of soldiers, now joined by Tetzemuir, set off for Ered Wethrin.
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 Willkommen in der Welt von Herr der Ringe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Er führte es in Richtung Norden in das Gebiet von Amrod und Amras.
Das Land selbst, in das er sein Volk führte, hieß Estolad, das Lager.
Einige wanderten nach Hithlum und andere blieben in den Tälern südlich der Ered Wethrin zurück, bis sie von Hador, dem Herrn von Dor- Lómin wieder zusammengeführt wurden.
www.herr-der-ringe-world.de /index.php?inhalt=entstehung_ankunftmenschen   (394 words)

  
 Portal Tolkienianos: Article / Beleriand
Mithrim consistia em um vale localizado na parte leste de Hithlum, limitado pelas cadeias montanhosas Ered Wethrin a leste e sudeste, e pelas colinas Mithrim a oeste e sudoeste; a fronteira norte era aberta.
Na encosta das Ered Wethrin, acima de Eithel Sirion, os Noldor de Hithlum haviam construído Barad Eithel, sua principal fortaleza em Hithlum, de onde eles vigiavam Anfauglith constantemente.
Ered Gorgoroth era a cadeia montanhosa que formava o limite sul das terras altas de Dorthonion, no norte de Beleriand; ao pé de Ered Gorgoroth, na direção sul, estendia-se o vale de Nan Dongortheb.
www.tolkienianos.com /content.php?article.99   (8370 words)

  
 River Sirion - Wikpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Tolkien, the Sirion was a river of Middle-earth in the First Age, the principal river of Beleriand.
Sirion arose on the eastern side of the Ered Wethrin, then ran south through the narrow steep-sided valley between the Ered Wethrin and the Echoriath.
In this valley was an island in the river named Tol Sirion; it was here that Finrod Felegund built the first Minas Tirith.
www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=River_Sirion   (209 words)

  
 Entmoot - The Silmarillion Ch 14: Of Beleriand and Its Realms
But their chief fortress was at Eithel Sirion in the east of Ered Wethrin, whence they kept watch upon Ard-galen; and their cavalry rode upon that plain even to the shadow of Thangorodrim, for from few their horses had increased swiftly, and the grass of Ard-galen was rich and green.
There for many years was the realm of Turgon the wise, son of Fingolfin, bounded by the sea, and by Ered Lómin, and by the hills which continued the walls of Ered Wethrin westward, from Ivrin to Mount Taras, which stood upon a promontory.
What I find odd about the distribution of the Ñoldorian kingdoms in ME is that the region in which Aegnor and Angrod dwell, seems to me to be the place where Morgoth would attack first, why is it then that it was one of the places that had the least Elves in there.
www.tolkientrail.com /entmoot/showthread.php?mode=hybrid&t=9495   (3802 words)

  
 A Tale of Beleriand - The Land of Rohan
Their arms were scattered, and their league broken; and they took to a wild and woodland life beneath the feet of Ered Lindon, mingling with the Green-elves of Ossiriand, bereft of their power and glory of old.
In Brethil some few of the Haladin yet dwelt in the protection of their woods, and Handir son of Haldir was their lord; but to Hithlum came back never one of Fingon’s host, nor any of the Men of Hador’s house, nor any tidings of the battle and the fate of their lords.
The village lay near the point where the Ered Wethrin met the Mountains of Mithrim, and Morgoth’s hand had not reached it as of yet.
www.landofrohan.com /forum/showthread.php?t=967   (13342 words)

  
 Stories of Arda
A chill wind flowed down from the Ered Wethrin, and stirred the springwaters of the river.
Ere long, she told herself in grim defiance, she would put together a following of her own.
Thus her doubt would undo her reassurances, and ere long the questions would circle round again; repetitive and wearying as a guilty conscience.
www.storiesofarda.com /chapterview.asp?sid=1598&cid=7379   (3201 words)

  
 Encyclopedia of Arda: Ered Lómin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It was broken by the inlet of the Firth of Drengist, a passage through which Fëanor led his followers among the Noldor back into Middle-earth.
In the south of Dor-lómin, the Ered Lómin met the range of the Ered Wethrin, and so walled off Hithlum and its lesser lands from Beleriand to the south.
The name Ered Lómin means 'Echoing Mountains', but the origin of the name is uncertain.
www.glyphweb.com /arda/e/eredlomin.html   (184 words)

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