Amon Rûdh, also known as Bald Hill, was a hill south of Brethil in West Beleriand.
Description[]
The hill was made of stone, and rose about a thousand feet high. It lay at the southeastern end of the Moors of the Nibin-noeg. It had thickets of Aeglos growing on its lower slopes, but only deep red flowers called Seregon growing on its top, which made it seem blood-covered.[1][2]
History[]
Mîm the Petty-dwarf lived within Amon Rûdh with his two sons, Ibûn and Khîm. They referred to the hill as Sharhbund in their own tongue. Mîm was captured by a group of outlaws led by Túrin Turambar and forced to reveal the location of his refuge which was known as Bar-en-Nibin-Noeg (House of the Petty-Dwarves). When it was discovered that Khîm, who had been shot at by a member of Túrin's band and was mortally wounded and then later died of his wounds, Túrin repented and offered his services to Mîm promising to provide a ransom of his own to Mîm to atone for Khîm's death. Afterwards, Mîm from then on tolerated the presence of the outlaws promising to house Túrin's outlaws in exchange for his life. The dwelling was then called Bar-en-Danwedh (House of Ransom).[3][4][5]
Amon Rûdh became the base of operations for the outlaws and with the arrival of Beleg; it became the heart of the area known as Dor-Cúarthol "Land of Bow and Helm" (referring to the Two Captains, Beleg and Túrin), a center of resistance against the forces of Morgoth. Túrin's location was eventually discovered and the outlaws were slain by the Orcs, covering the hilltop with blood.[6]
Amon Rûdh was lost under the sea with the destruction of Beleriand during the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age.[7]
Etymology[]
Amon Rûdh is Sindarin for "bald hill"[8] from amon ("hill"), and rûdh (bald).[9][10]
Sharhbund is Khuzdûl, and also means "bald hill", coming from sharah ("bald") and bund ("head").
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Амон Руд |
| Danish | Amon Rûdh ("Den Skaldede Høj") |
| Hebrew | (Bar-en-Nibin-noeg) באר אן ניבין נואיג (Amon Rûdh) אמון רוד |
| Hungarian | Kopasz Hegy |
| Italian | Amon Rûdh a.k.a. Collina Calva |
| Portuguese | Amon Rûdh a.k.a. Monte Careca (Portugal)
Amon Rûdh a.k.a. Morro Calvo (Brazil) |
| Russian | Амон Руд |
| Thai | อะมอนรูธ |
| Dwarven realms of Middle-earth throughout the Ages | |
|---|---|
| Years of the Trees and First Age: | Amon Rûdh | Belegost | Khazad-dûm | Mount Gundabad | Nogrod | Narukuthûn | Blue Mountains |
| Second Age: | Khazad-dûm | Belegost | Nogrod | Mount Gundabad | Blue Mountains | Iron Hills |
| Third Age: | Grey Mountains | Iron Hills | Khazad-dûm | Lonely Mountain | Blue Mountains | Dunland |
| Fourth Age: | Glittering Caves | Khazad-dûm | Lonely Mountain | Blue Mountains | Iron Hills |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Travels of Túrin and Nienor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXI: "Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part One: The First Age, II: "Narn i Chîn Húrin" (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)
- ↑ The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, VII: "Of Mîm the Dwarf"
- ↑ The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, VIII: "The Land of Bow and Helm"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index of Names
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"