Amon Anwar, originally Eilenaer and later Halifirien (Rohanese for "The Holy Mountain"), was the site of several significant events in Gondor's history and was initially considered the center of Gondor. Amon Anwar rose from a great wood at its base. The hill was long and sloping, with the woods extending almost to the summit.[1]
Until TA 2510, it was regarded as the center of Gondor, as it was the high place nearest to the center of a line from the inflow of the Limlight down to the southern cape of Tolfalas. The distance to it was equal from the Fords of Isen and Minas Tirith.[2]
History[]
"Path to Amon Anwar" by Matěj Čadil
Tomb of Elendil[]
After the War of the Last Alliance, Isildur defined the bounds of Gondor. Upon discovering that this was the center of Gondor, he entombed his father Elendil here. It was at this time that the hill's name became Amon Anwar, as Isildur had called upon the protection of the Valar for that hilltop, and they had granted it. Isildur swore all those present to secrecy and forbade anyone save an Heir of Elendil from disturbing it. The tomb remained untouched by any save the Kings of Gondor and, later, their Stewards.
Oath of Cirion and Eorl[]
In the time of the twelfth Ruling Steward, Cirion, Gondor faced a massive invasion of Calenardhon, a land they could not protect, which had been depopulated since the Great Plague of 1636. Cirion called upon the aid of the Éothéod, and in return for their assistance at the Battle of the Field of Celebrant, he surrendered Calenardhon to them until the King should return. By this time, eleven Stewards had passed before him, and no one in Gondor expected the King to return.[2]
Cirion took Eorl, the Lord of the Éothéod, to the hallowed site of Amon Anwar. There, before the Tomb of Elendil, they swore what would later be known as the Oath of Cirion and Eorl, giving Calenardhon to the Éothéod and promising eternal friendship between the two kingdoms. As Amon Anwar was no longer the center of Gondor but now on its border, Cirion moved the casket that Isildur had placed on the hill two thousand years earlier to Rath Dínen, the Silent Street, where all other Kings of Gondor were entombed.
Warning beacon[]
Halifirien beacon in The Lord of the Rings Online
Amon Anwar then became the seventh and last of the Beacon-hills of Gondor that summoned Rohan in the event of an invasion of Gondor. It stood overlooking the Firien Wood, just outside the border of Rohan near the Mering Stream. A chain of Warning Beacons was established along the White Mountains to warn Minas Tirith of danger in Calenardhon, and vice versa. Later, this was used to warn Anórien of danger to Gondor and Rohan as well. The westernmost and last beacon to be built was situated upon Amon Anwar and was only created after the Tomb of Elendil was moved to Rath Dínen, as no Lord of Gondor had permitted the construction of a beacon while Elendil's tomb remained there.
Even after Elendil was moved to Minas Tirith, the Beacon-wardens would live close to the summit only for short watches in specially constructed cabins. Except when there was noise from animals in the forest or people along the road, they would find themselves speaking to their companions in whispers, as if they expected a great voice from long ago to speak. The mound of Elendil's Tomb remained on the top of the hill from the time that Isildur hallowed it until the Changing of the World, always in a well-kept, green field.[2]
Etymology[]
Amon Anwar is Sindarin for 'Hill of Awe'.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | አሞን አኑዋ |
| Arabic | أمون أنور |
| Armenian | Ամոն Անվար |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Амон Анвар |
| Bengali | আমন আনোয়ার |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Амон Анвар |
| Burmese | မုန်အန်နဝါ |
| Chinese | 阿蒙安瓦尔 (Amon Anwar)
哈力費理安 (Halifirien) |
| Danish | Amon Anwar ("Ærefrygtens Bjerg") |
| Greek | Αμον Ανυαρ |
| Gujarati | અમોન અનવર |
| Hebrew | אמון אנואר |
| Hindi | आमोन अनवर |
| Japanese | アモン・アンワル |
| Kannada | ಅಮನ್ ಅನ್ವರ್ |
| Kazakh | Амон Анвар (Cyrillic) Amon Anvar (Latin) |
| Korean | 아몬 안와르 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Амон Анвар |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Амон Анвар |
| Marathi | आमोन अन्वर |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Амон Анвар |
| Nepalese | अमोन अनवर |
| Persian | انور آمون |
| Punjabi | ਆਮੋਨ ਅਨਵਰ |
| Russian | Амон Анвар (Amon Anwar)
Халифириен (Halifirien) |
| Serbian | Амон Анвар (Cyrillic) Amon Anvar (Latin) |
| Sindhi | امون انور |
| Sinhalese | අම්න් අර්වින් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Амон Анвар |
| Tamil | அமோன் அன்வர் |
| Telugu | అమోన్ అన్వర్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Амон Анвар |
| Urdu | امون انور |
| Uzbek | Амон Анвар (Cyrillic) Amon Anvar (Latin) |
| Yiddish | ײַמאָן ײַנװאַר |
| Beacon-hills of Gondor |
| Amon Dîn | Eilenach | Nardol | Erelas | Min-Rimmon | Calenhad | Amon Anwar (Halifirien) |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The White Mountains"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth