- "The beacon! The beacon of Amon Dîn is lit!"
- —Guard of the Citadel in Minas Tirith (The Return of the King film)
Amon Dîn was the first and perhaps the oldest of the seven Warning beacons of Gondor, located between the Drúadan Forest and the Grey Wood.[1]
History 
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It was originally used as a fortified position of the city of Minas Tirith keeping watch over north Ithilien and Dagorlad. Prior to the Siege of Gondor, Amon Dîn was the first beacon to be lit.[2]
Etymology Edit
Amon Dîn was Sindarin for 'silent mound'.[3]
Translations around the world Edit
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | آمون الدين |
| Armenian | Ամոն Դին |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Амон Дін |
| Bengali | আমোন দীন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Амон Дин |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 阿摩丁 |
| Georgian | ამონ დინი |
| Greek | Αμον Διν |
| Gujarati | આમોન દિન |
| Hindi | आमोन दीन |
| Hungarian | A Csendes Domb |
| Japanese | アモンディン |
| Kannada | ಆಮೋನನು ದಿನ್ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Амон Дін |
| Korean | 아몬 딘 |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Амон Дин |
| Marathi | आमोन दिन ? |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Амон Дин |
| Nepalese | आमोनलाई दीन |
| Punjabi | ਆਮੋਨ ਦੀਨ |
| Russian | Амон Дин |
| Serbian | Амон Дин (Cyrillic) Amon Din (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඇමොන් ඩින් |
| Tamil | ஆமோன் தின் |
| Telugu | అమాన్ దిన్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Амон Дін |
| Urdu | امون الدین |
| Uyghur | ئمون دىن |
| Uzbek | Амон Дин (Cyrillic) Amon Din (Latin) |
| Warning beacons of Gondor |
| Amon Dîn | Eilenach | Nardol | Erelas | Min-Rimmon | Calenhad | Amon Anwar (Halifirien) |
References Edit
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The White Mountains"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Three: The Third Age, chapter II: "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
