Dol Baran was the last southernmost hill of the Misty Mountains.[1]
Geography
Dol Baran was round, crowned with heather with green lower slopes. It was located southwest of the southwestern end of Nan Curunir about a mile west of the road that ran from Isengard to the Fords of Isen.[1]
History
After the visit to Isengard the party accompanying King Théoden camped in a dale on its southern side for the night[1] on 5 March.[2] It was here that Peregrin Took looked into the Palantír of Orthanc and later that a Nazgûl flew over on its way to see Saruman[1]
Etymology
Dol Baran is a Sindarin name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests that it means "Bare Hill".[3] It is a compound of dol ("head", "hill") and paran ("naked", "bare", "smooth", "shaven") referring to its lack of trees.[4]
Portrayals in Adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online
- A landmark within the Heathfells area of the Gap of Rohan, Dol Baran is a site of skirmish between Rohirrim and Dunlending forces.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Palantír", p. 589
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years", entry for the year 3019, March 5, p. 1093
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Dol Baran loc.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 2 September 2023
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, entry Dol Baran, p. 433