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The Beacons of Gondor - A Study
March 3, 2003
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- Amon Din- or the Silent Hill, is the first beacon of Gondor in Ered Nimrais.
- Eilenach- it is the second beacon of Gondor and the highest point in the Druadan Forest in Ered Nimrais.
- Nardol - or Fiery Head is the thirst beacon of Gondor in Ered Nimrais.
- Erelas- - it is the fourth beacon of Gondor in Ered Nimrais. It was a green hill without trees.
- Min-Rimmon - or Peak of the Rimmon is a group of crags and the fifth beacon in Ered Nimrais.
- Calenhad - is probably meant Green Space with reference to the flat turf-coverd crown of the hill. It is the sixth beacon of Gondor in Ered Nimrais.
- Amon Anwar (Halifirien in Sindarin) - or the Hill of Awe is the seventh beacon of Gondor and the highest of all the beacons.
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Do you know what Erelas and Eilenach mean? How did you know the information about the other? Very interesting. I wish I knew morea bout the lore of Arnor and Gondor.
Comment by Arms_of_Morpheus - June 24, 2003 @ 7:27 AM
Do you know what Erelas and Eilenach mean? How did you know the information about the other? Very interesting. I wish I knew morea bout the lore of Arnor and Gondor.
Comment by Arms_of_Morpheus - June 24, 2003 @ 7:27 AM
I was very intrigued by the lights when I first read of them . Thank you!
~Linsul
Comment by *~Linsul~*~Songbreeze~* - May 3, 2004 @ 1:31 PM
Here are some additions that may be of interest. The primary sources are "Unfinished Tales" and "The Rivers and Beacon Hills of Gondor", from Vinyar Tengwar, No. 42.
. "Rimmon" is said to be of an uncertain origin.
. It's older name in Sindarin was Fornarthan ("North Beacon"
; the later name, Amon Anwar, was given the hill by the Númenóreans, because of the Tomb of Elendil placed on its summit by his son Isildur. Halifirien had a pre-Númenórean name as well, Eilenaer, whose meaning and origins, like those of Eilenach, will never be known.
Amon Dîn. Comments are accurate, but it's also worth noting that Amon Dîn, along with Eilenach and Min-Rimmon, was one of the oldest of the beacon hills. It seems to have originally been a fortified outpost of Minas Tirith.
Eilenach. The name was evidently of alien origin and unknown meaning, "not Sindarin, Númenórean, or Common Speech". While Halifirien was the tallest of the beacons, Eilenach was the next in height.
Nardol. The name was said to mean "fire hilltop", although I'd say that "fiery head" isn't the best translation; it may be confusing "-dol" with "-dhol". "Dol" more properly means "hilltop", as in Dol Guldur.
Erelas. This was one of the smallest beacons, along with Calenhad, and these two were not always lit, as the beacon fires of Nardol and Halifirien were visible to one another. Doing so, as in the War of the Ring, would be a signal of exceptional urgency. The name seems to be Sindarin; however, the meaning isn't certain.
Min-Rimmon. One of the oldest three beacon hills, along with Eilenach and Amon Dîn. This beacon is actually omitted in one early draft of LotR, and it's the one we seem to know the least about. As to the meaning of its name, min- may be be "tall" or "tower" (from mini-, "single, prominent, distinct, isolated tower, etc."
Calenhad. This was seemingly the second-smallest of the beacons, after Erelas. "Rivers and Beacon Hills of Gondor" contains a much more detailed discussion of the etymology and meaning of the name.
Halifirien. The name is Rohirrian, a "modernization" of Háligfirgen ("Holy Mountain"
Comment by visualweasel - September 23, 2004 @ 12:33 PM