Amon Hen was a hill in the Emyn Muil at Nen Hithoel's west. At its summit was the ruined structure known as the Seat of Seeing.
Description
The hill stood above the western banks of the Anduin, and was one of three peaks at the southern end of the long lake Nen Hithoel above the Falls of Rauros, the other two hills being Amon Lhaw and Tol Brandir. At the hill's eastern foot lay the lawn of Parth Galen, adjacent to the Anduin.[1]
The Seat of Seeing was built at the summit of Amon Hen, close to the earlier northern borders of Gondor, where it long served as a watchtower.[1]
History
Amon Hen was first fortified in the early days of Gondor, perhaps even as early as the Second Age. Aragorn says that it and its counterpart hill were made "...in the days of the great kings", but the precise dating is open to interpretation.[2]
The Company of the Ring stopped and camped at Amon Hen after having travelled down the Anduin in the year TA 3019, and it was here that the Fellowship broke apart, with Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee crossing the river on their way east to Mordor. This was also the place where Boromir died in battle. Frodo sat on the Seat of Seeing and immediately he was able to see telescopically for hundreds of miles in all directions, possibly due to its magical properties. It was at this point that Frodo made his choice to go to Mordor.[2][1]
Etymology
Amon Hen is Sindarin for 'Hill of the Eye'.
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Амон Хен |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Амон Хен |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 阿摩漢 |
| Georgian | ამონ ჰენი |
| Persian | آمون-هن |
| Russian | Амон Хэн |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. X: "The Breaking of the Fellowship"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. IX: "The Great River"