Moors of the Nibin-noeg

The Moors of the Nibin-Noeg were once the main settlement area of the Petty Dwarves. They are a chain of hills running northwest from Amon Rûdh, the hill where M í m and his family lived.

Prominent Features
The moors stretched in a long chain of hills from northwest to southeast. They would have been about forty miles long, a long ridge across the lands. They were split into two main areas; the main hill chain and the rising lands about the slopes of Amon R ûdh. This hill was very tall, with a flattened top, much like a small Table Mountain. Around the slopes were many rocky ridges and areas of scree; only M ím and his fa mily knew the safe route through.

History
Amon Rudh, the hill where Túrin and his outlaw band stayed, was at the southeast end of the moors. It was previously inhabited by M ím and his f amily. Many years before, the hill had been inhabited by many Petty Dwarves, mostly M ím's extended family. The hill became known as Bar-en-Danweh, House of Ransom, after M ím's son was ki lled by Androg, an outlaw in T úrin's band. When T úrin was betrayed to the orcs of Morgoth by M ím, T úrin was taken north across the moors and through Dor-Cúarthol úartho l, the lands between Narog and Teiglin.