Thrihyrne



Thrihyrne refers to the three steep-sided mountains that stood out above the gorge of Helm's Deep. They were the northernmost of the White Mountains, and so they also marked the southern edge of the wide Gap of Rohan.

The name 'Thrihyrne' is Old English, and means simply 'three horns'.

Gandalf showed these mountains to Pippin when they were escaping the eyes of a Nazgûl on Shadowfax, while returning from Isengard.

“ Yonder are the Thrihyrne peaks like black spears. It will not be long before we reach the branching roads to the Deeping-Coomb, where the battle was fought two nights ago”

         -The Two Towers, "The Palantir"



External Link
Thrihyrne on Tolkien Gateway

Land of Rohan