| Mount Hyarmentir | |
|---|---|
| Physical Description | |
| Location | Southeastern Aman |
| Belongs to | The Pelóri |
| Description | One of the tallest mountain peaks of Aman |
Mount Hyarmentir (Q, pron. [çarˈmentir]) was a mighty mountain to the south and east of Valinor, perhaps of the Pelóri.[1][2] It was one of the tallest in Aman, but not as Taniquetil to the north, which was the tallest of the world.[3][4]
Melkor and Ungoliant climbed it, as Ungoliant wrought her webs between clefts and pinnacles. From its summit, they looked out over the Tree-lit land of the Valar, before they descended Mount Hyarmentir's long, shallow western slopes and set out to destroy the light of the Two Trees.[3][4][5]
Etymology
Hyarmentir is Quenya. The first element in the name is hyarmen ("south").[6] The second element is likely tir ("watch").
It probably means "south-watch".[1]
Other versions of the legendarium
Mount Hyarmentir was originally named Hyarantar.[7][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "Hyarmentir"
- ↑ Karen Wynn Fonstad (1991), The Atlas of Middle-earth
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Two. The Annals of Aman": Note on §107, pp. 98, 105
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: Of the Darkening of Valinor", pp. 285, 291 (§56d)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Darkening of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Five. Myths Transformed", "[Text] III", pp. 386