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|type= Mountain Range |
|type= Mountain Range |
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+ | |location= Along the border between [[Eriador]] and [[Lindon]] |
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+ | |founded/built=Established during the [[Years of the Trees]] |
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+ | |ruler= [[King of Durin's Folk]] during the [[Third Age]] |
| − | |summary= Known for being an ancient dwelling place of the Dwarves |
+ | |summary= Known for being an ancient dwelling place of the Dwarves, the boundary between [[Eriador]] and [[Lindon]] |
| − | |names= Ered Luin, Ered Lindon |
+ | |names= Ered Luin, Ered Lindon, Western Mountains |
| − | |inhabitants= [[ |
+ | |inhabitants= [[Broadbeams]]<br/>[[Firebeards]]<br/>later [[Longbeards]]<br/>[[Elves]] |
| − | |languages= [[Khuzdul]] |
+ | |languages= [[Khuzdul]], [[Westron]], [[Sindarin]] |
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+ | |lifespan= [[Years of the Trees]] - |
| + | |major_towns = [[Nogrod]]<br/>[[Belegost]]<br/>[[Thorin's Halls]]<br/>Newer halls in the Southern chain}} |
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| ⚫ | The Blue Mountains arose sometime after the tumultuous chaos caused by [[Melkor]]'s destruction of the [[Two Lamps]] that destroyed the [[Arda Unmarred|perfect symmetry]] of [[Arda]]. In these early days, the Blue Mountains were located between the newly formed great [[sea]] of [[Belegaer]] and the newly formed [[Sea of Helcar]]. The Blue Mountains were connected to the [[Iron Mountains]] to the north and the [[Red Mountains]] in the east which formed one great mountain range chain known by different names. The [[Ancient Grey Mountains]] were to its south separated by a great gap.<ref>''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]],'' The First Age, The Elder Days, "Introduction"</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The Blue Mountains arose sometime after the tumultuous chaos caused by [[Melkor]]'s destruction of the [[Two Lamps]] that destroyed the [[Arda Unmarred|perfect symmetry]] of [[Arda]]. In these early days, the Blue Mountains were located between the newly formed great [[sea]] of [[Belegaer]] and the newly formed [[Sea of Helcar]]. The Blue Mountains were connected to the [[Iron Mountains]] to the |
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| ⚫ | During the [[Years of the Trees]] and the [[Sleep of Yavanna]], the Blue Mountains was an unbroken line separating Eriador from [[Beleriand]]. Seven rivers arose in it on the western side, and the land these rivers flowed through was known as [[Ossiriand]], which was later also known as [[Lindon]], therefore the mountains were sometimes referred to as the Ered Lindon. [[Dwarven]] kinfolk either awoke here or migrated here from other awakening points and delved the cities of [[Belegost]] and [[Nogrod]] and made contact and alliance with the [[Sindar]] of [[Thingol]].<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]], [[Quenta Silmarillion]],'' Chapter X: "[[Of the Sindar]]"</ref> |
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| ⚫ | During the [[Years of the Trees]] and the [[Sleep of Yavanna]], the Blue Mountains was an unbroken line separating Eriador from [[Beleriand]]. Seven rivers arose in it on the western side, and the land these rivers flowed through was known as [[Ossiriand]], which was later also as [[Lindon]], therefore the mountains were sometimes referred to as the Ered Lindon. [[Dwarven]] kinfolk either awoke here or migrated here from other awakening points and delved the cities of [[Belegost]] and [[Nogrod]] and made contact and alliance with the [[Sindar]] of [[Thingol]].<ref>''[[The Silmarillion]], [[Quenta Silmarillion]],'' Chapter X: "[[Of the Sindar]]"</ref> |
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The mountain range was broken during the war of the [[Valar]] against [[Morgoth]], and at the middle of the range the sea broke through, creating a great gap where was set the [[Gulf of Lune]] a new terminus for the [[river]] [[Lune]]. In the middle of the gap, where the Lune met the sea, the [[Grey Havens]] of Mithlond of the Elven Kingdom of [[Lindon]] were built. When seen as the border of Lindon the Ered Luin were called Ered Lindon. |
The mountain range was broken during the war of the [[Valar]] against [[Morgoth]], and at the middle of the range the sea broke through, creating a great gap where was set the [[Gulf of Lune]] a new terminus for the [[river]] [[Lune]]. In the middle of the gap, where the Lune met the sea, the [[Grey Havens]] of Mithlond of the Elven Kingdom of [[Lindon]] were built. When seen as the border of Lindon the Ered Luin were called Ered Lindon. |
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[[File:ERED LUIN location map in middle earth.PNG|thumb|right|Location of the '''Blue Mountains''' in [[Middle-earth]].]] |
[[File:ERED LUIN location map in middle earth.PNG|thumb|right|Location of the '''Blue Mountains''' in [[Middle-earth]].]] |
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| − | ===Third Age and beyond=== |
+ | === Third Age and beyond === |
| − | During the [[Third Age]], its [[forest]]s, besides that of [[Mirkwood]], were the largest in Middle-earth. In the latter part of the Third Age, the Dwarves settled the Blue Mountains again when [[Thráin II]] and his son [[Thorin]] and the Dwarven survivors of the [[Sack of Erebor]] moved from [[Dunland]] and delved a prosperous settlement there.<ref>''[[Unfinished Tales]],'' Part Three: The Third Age, III: "[[The Quest of Erebor]]"</ref> After the [[War of the Ring]] and the defeat of [[Sauron]], Elves continued to travel |
+ | During the [[Third Age]], its [[forest]]s, besides that of [[Mirkwood]], were the largest in Middle-earth. In the latter part of the Third Age, the Dwarves settled the Blue Mountains again when [[Thráin II]] and his son [[Thorin]] and the Dwarven survivors of the [[Sack of Erebor]] moved from [[Dunland]] and delved a prosperous settlement there.<ref>''[[Unfinished Tales]],'' Part Three: The Third Age, III: "[[The Quest of Erebor]]"</ref> After the [[War of the Ring]] and the defeat of [[Sauron]], Elves continued to travel west to Lindon through the gap in the mountains by way of the [[Gulf of Lune]], where they eventually intended to set sail on the [[Straight Road]] to the [[Undying Lands]] of [[Aman]].<ref>''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]],'' The Lord of the Rings, "The Road Home"</ref> |
| − | ==Inhabitants== |
+ | == Inhabitants == |
| − | ===Dwarves=== |
+ | === Dwarves === |
| + | While [[Morgoth]] was imprisoned in [[Mandos]], and Middle-earth still lay under starlight, the first Dwarves came west over the Blue Mountains that bordered [[Beleriand]]. The origins of these Dwarves are unclear, but they seem to have arisen from two of the Fathers of their race, placed beneath the Mountains by their maker [[Aulë]]. These two Fathers gave rise to two clans, each of which had made a great city in the eastern side of the Blue Mountains. In the Dwarf-tongue these cities were known as Gabilgathol and Tumunzahar, but history remembers them by their Elvish names: [[Belegost]] and [[Nogrod]]. |
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| − | The Blue Mountains, the [[Iron Hills]], and [[Lonely Mountain]] were the main areas of [[Dwarf]] colonization by the late [[Third Age]]. During the 4000+ years following the cataclysmic sundering and catastrophic downfall of Beleriand, when the mighty Dwarf fortress-cities of [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]] were inundated by the sea, it is possible that the Dwarves rebuilt those cities to their former splendor. |
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+ | [[File:DwarfHomesteadsLOTRO.jpg|thumb|Underground Dwarf homes in the '''Blue Mountains''', as seen in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.]] |
| + | From their mountain-cities, the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains came down into Beleriand to trade with the Elves. They played a great part in the making of [[Thingol]]'s halls at [[Menegroth]], and later aided in the delving of [[Nargothrond]] beside [[Narog]]. In Nogrod during this period, the master craftsman [[Telchar]] forged weapons and armour that would be famed through Middle-earth's history, including [[Narsil]], the sword that would be broken and reforged for [[Aragorn]] far in the future. |
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| − | The Dwarves would have plundered the mines of the Blue Mountains for the hoard of resources it held within the depths of darkness at its roots. |
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| + | After Morgoth's return to Middle-earth, the Dwarves were loosely allied with the [[Elves]] in the Wars of Beleriand that followed. They fought in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], where [[Azaghâl]] of Belegost drove [[Glaurung]] from the field, but was himself slain. After the Nirnaeth, relations between the Elves and Dwarves cooled: Dwarves of Nogrod slew Thingol and stole the [[Nauglamír]], and after this time enmity and mistrust grew between the two peoples. |
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| − | Before setting off in their quest to the [[Lonely Mountain]], [[Thorin Oakenshield]] and his twelve other companions (as well as other Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain) resided here in the Blue Mountains after being rendered homeless by the Dragon Smaug. |
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| + | At the end of the First Age, the [[War of Wrath]] caused the destruction of much of Beleriand and its neighbouring lands. The Dwarves of the Blue Mountains did not escape: Nogrod and Belegost were destroyed by the inrushing Sea, and their people fled eastwards. Many came to [[Khazad-dûm]] and joined with the Longbeards there, but the time of the first Dwarves of the Blue Mountains had come to the end. |
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| − | After the [[War of the Ring]], many Dwarves from the eastern kingdoms migrated back to the Blue Mountains. Their population grew and the Blue Mountains became a prosperous kingdom once again. |
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| + | As the millennia passed, the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm that had welcomed the refugees from Nogrod and Belegost were themselves driven from their home, and wandered widely in Middle-earth. More than six thousand years after the old citadels of the Dwarves had been lost, these wandering Dwarves of [[Durin's Folk|Durins' Folk]], under King [[Thráin II]], returned to the Ered Luin. The seat of their Kings only remained there for a generation - Thráin's son [[Thorin Oakenshield|Thorin]] set out to recover the Lonely Mountain in the distant east - but for a time the hammers of the Dwarves rang again among the Blue Mountains, as they had in ancient days. So a much smaller group of Durin's folk lived in the Ered Luin, if any. However the Firebeards and Broadbeams continued to live there through the Fourth Age, and probably till the diminishing of the race of Dwarves (There were and always will be Dwarves on the eastern side of the Blue Mountains). |
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| ⚫ | It is shown in several maps made of [[Middle-earth]] that vast ancient forests flanked both sides of the Blue Mountains, even after the gargantuan slaughter of [[Eriador]]'s great forests by the men of [[Númenor]] and their incessant appetite for lumber. These forests, alongside the fertile coastal plain, would prove to be hotspots for Elven migration and inhabitation. |
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| ⚫ | It is shown in several maps made of [[Middle-earth]] that vast ancient forests flanked both sides of the Blue Mountains, even after the gargantuan slaughter of [[Eriador]]'s great forests by the men of [[Númenor]] and their incessant appetite for lumber. These forests, alongside the fertile coastal plain, would prove to be hotspots for Elven migration and inhabitation. |
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It is stated at the very beginning of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' that the [[High Elves]] lived within the vales and forests of the Blue Mountains, presumably sharing the land with the Dwarves. To this number would be added [[Sindar]], [[Wood-elves]], and maybe even a few [[Avari]]. |
It is stated at the very beginning of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' that the [[High Elves]] lived within the vales and forests of the Blue Mountains, presumably sharing the land with the Dwarves. To this number would be added [[Sindar]], [[Wood-elves]], and maybe even a few [[Avari]]. |
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| − | The influx of new [[Elven]] settlers soared after the end of the [[First Age]] who lived under the Ñoldor [[High King of the Ñoldor|High King]] [[Gil-galad]] in the [[Second Age]].<ref>''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]],'' Thematic Maps, "Population"</ref><ref>''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]],'' The Second Age, "Refugee Relocation"</ref> After the fall Gil-galad in the [[Third Age]], the foot of the Blue Mountains became part of [[Lindon]] where Elves lived temporarily until they left for the [[Undying Lands]], due to the Elves desiring to escape the woes and predicaments of Middle-earth.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]],'' Book One, Chapter III: "[[Three is Company]]"</ref><ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Return of the King (novel)|The Return of the King]],'' Book Six, Chapter IX: "[[The Grey Havens]]"</ref> |
+ | The influx of new [[Elven]] settlers soared after the end of the [[First Age]] who lived under the Ñoldor [[High King of the Ñoldor|High King]] [[Gil-galad]] in the [[Second Age]].<ref>''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]],'' Thematic Maps, "Population"</ref><ref>''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]],'' The Second Age, "Refugee Relocation"</ref> After the fall of Gil-galad in the [[Third Age]], the foot of the Blue Mountains became part of [[Lindon]] where Elves lived temporarily until they left for the [[Undying Lands]], due to the Elves desiring to escape the woes and predicaments of Middle-earth.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]],'' Book One, Chapter III: "[[Three is Company]]"</ref><ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Return of the King (novel)|The Return of the King]],'' Book Six, Chapter IX: "[[The Grey Havens]]"</ref> |
| − | ==Geology== |
+ | == Geology == |
Although the Blue Mountains were little described (owing to their location on the fringes of all of [[Tolkien]]'s tales), we can assume a bit of their geology. The outer layers of the mountains seem to have been underlaid by metamorphic rocks formed in contact with numerous igneous intrusions. This environment is often necessary to produce veins of ore such as those mined by the [[Dwarves]] from the beginning of time. This environment produced the trove of [[Gold]], [[Silver]], [[Iron]], [[Gems]], and other materials that made the Dwarf kingdoms incredibly wealthy. |
Although the Blue Mountains were little described (owing to their location on the fringes of all of [[Tolkien]]'s tales), we can assume a bit of their geology. The outer layers of the mountains seem to have been underlaid by metamorphic rocks formed in contact with numerous igneous intrusions. This environment is often necessary to produce veins of ore such as those mined by the [[Dwarves]] from the beginning of time. This environment produced the trove of [[Gold]], [[Silver]], [[Iron]], [[Gems]], and other materials that made the Dwarf kingdoms incredibly wealthy. |
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The Blue mountains were shorter than the [[Misty Mountains]], and not as high; their altitude was probably around 3000-4000 meters, on average.{{Fact}} |
The Blue mountains were shorter than the [[Misty Mountains]], and not as high; their altitude was probably around 3000-4000 meters, on average.{{Fact}} |
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| − | ==Etymology== |
+ | == Etymology == |
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+ | The [[Sindarin]] name for the mountains, '''''Ered Luin'',''' is translated as the words ''ered'' ('Mountains') and ''luin'' ('Blue').<ref>''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]''</ref> |
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+ | == Portrayal in adaptations == |
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+ | [[File:ThorinsHallLOTRO.jpg|thumb|A Dwarven settlement in the Blue Mountains, as seen in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']] |
Central Ered Luin is amongst the regions fleshed out in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''. Significant areas surrounding Dwarven and Elven settlements are available for exploration and adventuring. The Blue Mountains are only in the campaign in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' but may not in a skirmish. |
Central Ered Luin is amongst the regions fleshed out in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''. Significant areas surrounding Dwarven and Elven settlements are available for exploration and adventuring. The Blue Mountains are only in the campaign in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' but may not in a skirmish. |
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|الجبال الزرقاء |
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| − | |ܙܪܩܐ ܛܘܪܐ ? |
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|Mavi Dağlar |
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| − | |Bengali |
+ | |Bengali |
|ব্লু পর্বতমালা |
|ব্লু পর্বতমালা |
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| − | |Breton |
+ | |Breton |
|Glas Menezioù |
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|Plava Planine |
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|ភ្នំខៀវ |
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| − | |Catalan |
+ | |Catalan |
| − | |Muntanyes Blau |
+ | |Muntanyes Blau |
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| − | |Cebuano |
+ | |Cebuano |
|Asul nga mga Bukid |
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|Modre Planine |
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|Faroese |
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+ | |Filipino |
|Asul na bundok |
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|Finnish |
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| + | |Sinivuoret |
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+ | |Galician |
| − | |Montañas |
+ | |Montañas Azuis |
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+ | |Georgian |
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| − | |Mòn Ble |
+ | |Mòn Ble |
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| − | |ההרים הכחולים |
+ | |(Blue Mountains) ההרים הכחולים |
| + | (Ered Lindon) ארד לינדון |
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+ | |Hindi |
|ब्लू पर्वत |
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+ | |Kazakh |
| − | |Көгілдір таулар |
+ | |Көгілдір таулар (Cyrillic) Kögildir tawlar (Latin) |
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+ | |Korean |
| + | |청색산맥 |
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| − | |블루 마운틴스 |
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+ | |Latvian |
|Zilie Kalni |
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+ | |Lithuanian |
|Mėlynieji Kalnai |
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+ | |Luxembourgish |
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+ | |Malagasy |
|Manga Tendrombohitra |
|Manga Tendrombohitra |
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|Gunung Biru |
|Gunung Biru |
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Revision as of 18:45, 12 October 2019
The Blue Mountains or 'Ered Luin', also known as Ered Lindon, was a mountain range situated in the far west of Eriador.
History
Early Arda
The Blue Mountains arose sometime after the tumultuous chaos caused by Melkor's destruction of the Two Lamps that destroyed the perfect symmetry of Arda. In these early days, the Blue Mountains were located between the newly formed great sea of Belegaer and the newly formed Sea of Helcar. The Blue Mountains were connected to the Iron Mountains to the north and the Red Mountains in the east which formed one great mountain range chain known by different names. The Ancient Grey Mountains were to its south separated by a great gap.[1]
Eldar Days
During the Years of the Trees and the Sleep of Yavanna, the Blue Mountains was an unbroken line separating Eriador from Beleriand. Seven rivers arose in it on the western side, and the land these rivers flowed through was known as Ossiriand, which was later also known as Lindon, therefore the mountains were sometimes referred to as the Ered Lindon. Dwarven kinfolk either awoke here or migrated here from other awakening points and delved the cities of Belegost and Nogrod and made contact and alliance with the Sindar of Thingol.[2]
Second Age
The mountain range was broken during the war of the Valar against Morgoth, and at the middle of the range the sea broke through, creating a great gap where was set the Gulf of Lune a new terminus for the river Lune. In the middle of the gap, where the Lune met the sea, the Grey Havens of Mithlond of the Elven Kingdom of Lindon were built. When seen as the border of Lindon the Ered Luin were called Ered Lindon.
Location of the Blue Mountains in Middle-earth.
Third Age and beyond
During the Third Age, its forests, besides that of Mirkwood, were the largest in Middle-earth. In the latter part of the Third Age, the Dwarves settled the Blue Mountains again when Thráin II and his son Thorin and the Dwarven survivors of the Sack of Erebor moved from Dunland and delved a prosperous settlement there.[3] After the War of the Ring and the defeat of Sauron, Elves continued to travel west to Lindon through the gap in the mountains by way of the Gulf of Lune, where they eventually intended to set sail on the Straight Road to the Undying Lands of Aman.[4]
Inhabitants
Dwarves
While Morgoth was imprisoned in Mandos, and Middle-earth still lay under starlight, the first Dwarves came west over the Blue Mountains that bordered Beleriand. The origins of these Dwarves are unclear, but they seem to have arisen from two of the Fathers of their race, placed beneath the Mountains by their maker Aulë. These two Fathers gave rise to two clans, each of which had made a great city in the eastern side of the Blue Mountains. In the Dwarf-tongue these cities were known as Gabilgathol and Tumunzahar, but history remembers them by their Elvish names: Belegost and Nogrod.
Underground Dwarf homes in the Blue Mountains, as seen in The Lord of the Rings Online.
From their mountain-cities, the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains came down into Beleriand to trade with the Elves. They played a great part in the making of Thingol's halls at Menegroth, and later aided in the delving of Nargothrond beside Narog. In Nogrod during this period, the master craftsman Telchar forged weapons and armour that would be famed through Middle-earth's history, including Narsil, the sword that would be broken and reforged for Aragorn far in the future.
After Morgoth's return to Middle-earth, the Dwarves were loosely allied with the Elves in the Wars of Beleriand that followed. They fought in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, where Azaghâl of Belegost drove Glaurung from the field, but was himself slain. After the Nirnaeth, relations between the Elves and Dwarves cooled: Dwarves of Nogrod slew Thingol and stole the Nauglamír, and after this time enmity and mistrust grew between the two peoples.
At the end of the First Age, the War of Wrath caused the destruction of much of Beleriand and its neighbouring lands. The Dwarves of the Blue Mountains did not escape: Nogrod and Belegost were destroyed by the inrushing Sea, and their people fled eastwards. Many came to Khazad-dûm and joined with the Longbeards there, but the time of the first Dwarves of the Blue Mountains had come to the end.
Dwarf warrior of Blue Mountains.
As the millennia passed, the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm that had welcomed the refugees from Nogrod and Belegost were themselves driven from their home, and wandered widely in Middle-earth. More than six thousand years after the old citadels of the Dwarves had been lost, these wandering Dwarves of Durins' Folk, under King Thráin II, returned to the Ered Luin. The seat of their Kings only remained there for a generation - Thráin's son Thorin set out to recover the Lonely Mountain in the distant east - but for a time the hammers of the Dwarves rang again among the Blue Mountains, as they had in ancient days. So a much smaller group of Durin's folk lived in the Ered Luin, if any. However the Firebeards and Broadbeams continued to live there through the Fourth Age, and probably till the diminishing of the race of Dwarves (There were and always will be Dwarves on the eastern side of the Blue Mountains).
Elves
It is shown in several maps made of Middle-earth that vast ancient forests flanked both sides of the Blue Mountains, even after the gargantuan slaughter of Eriador's great forests by the men of Númenor and their incessant appetite for lumber. These forests, alongside the fertile coastal plain, would prove to be hotspots for Elven migration and inhabitation.
It is stated at the very beginning of The Hobbit that the High Elves lived within the vales and forests of the Blue Mountains, presumably sharing the land with the Dwarves. To this number would be added Sindar, Wood-elves, and maybe even a few Avari.
The influx of new Elven settlers soared after the end of the First Age who lived under the Ñoldor High King Gil-galad in the Second Age.[5][6] After the fall of Gil-galad in the Third Age, the foot of the Blue Mountains became part of Lindon where Elves lived temporarily until they left for the Undying Lands, due to the Elves desiring to escape the woes and predicaments of Middle-earth.[7][8]
Geology
Although the Blue Mountains were little described (owing to their location on the fringes of all of Tolkien's tales), we can assume a bit of their geology. The outer layers of the mountains seem to have been underlaid by metamorphic rocks formed in contact with numerous igneous intrusions. This environment is often necessary to produce veins of ore such as those mined by the Dwarves from the beginning of time. This environment produced the trove of Gold, Silver, Iron, Gems, and other materials that made the Dwarf kingdoms incredibly wealthy.
The Blue mountains were shorter than the Misty Mountains, and not as high; their altitude was probably around 3000-4000 meters, on average.[citation needed]
Etymology
The Sindarin name for the mountains, Ered Luin, is translated as the words ered ('Mountains') and luin ('Blue').[9]
Portrayal in adaptations
Video games
A Dwarven settlement in the Blue Mountains, as seen in The Lord of the Rings Online
Central Ered Luin is amongst the regions fleshed out in The Lord of the Rings Online. Significant areas surrounding Dwarven and Elven settlements are available for exploration and adventuring. The Blue Mountains are only in the campaign in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II but may not in a skirmish.
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Blou Berge |
| Amharic | ሰማያዊ ተራሮች |
| Albanian | Blu Malet |
| Arabic | الجبال الزرقاء |
| Armenian | Կապույտ լեռներ |
| Azerbaijani | Mavi Dağlar |
| Basque | Mendi Urdinak |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Блакітныя горы |
| Bengali | ব্লু পর্বতমালা |
| Breton | Glas Menezioù |
| Bosnian | Plava Planine |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Сините планини |
| Cambodian | ភ្នំខៀវ |
| Catalan | Muntanyes Blau |
| Cebuano | Asul nga mga Bukid |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 藍色山脈 |
| Cornish | Blou Menydhyow |
| Croatian | Modre Planine |
| Czech | Modré hory |
| Danish | Blå Bjerge |
| Dutch | Blauwe Bergen |
| Esperanto | Bluaj Montoj |
| Estonian | Sinimäed |
| Faroese | Bláurfjøll |
| Filipino | Asul na bundok |
| Finnish | Sinivuoret |
| French | Montagnes Bleues |
| Galician | Montañas Azuis |
| Georgian | ცისფერი მთები |
| German | Blaue Berge |
| Greek | Μπλε Βουνά |
| Gujarati | બ્લુ પર્વતો |
| Haitian Creole | Mòn Ble |
| Hebrew | (Blue Mountains) ההרים הכחולים
(Ered Lindon) ארד לינדון |
| Hindi | ब्लू पर्वत |
| Hmong | Xiav Toj siab |
| Hungarian | Kék-hegység |
| Icelandic | Bláfjöll |
| Indonesian | Pegunungan Biru |
| Irish Gaelic | Gorm Sléibhte |
| Italian | Monti Azzurri |
| Japanese | ブルー・マウンテンズ |
| Javanese | Biru Gunung |
| Kannada | ನೀಲಿ ಪರ್ವತಗಳು |
| Kazakh | Көгілдір таулар (Cyrillic) Kögildir tawlar (Latin) |
| Korean | 청색산맥 |
| Kurdish | Çiyayên Şîn (Kurmanji Kurdish) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Көк тоолор |
| Laotian | ພູເຂົາສີຟ້າ |
| Latin | Caeruleus Montes |
| Latvian | Zilie Kalni |
| Lithuanian | Mėlynieji Kalnai |
| Luxembourgish | Blo Bierger |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Сината Планина |
| Malagasy | Manga Tendrombohitra |
| Malaysian | Gunung Biru |
| Maltese | Muntanji Blu |
| Marathi | निळा पर्वत |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | хөх уулсын |
| Nāhuatl | Texohtic Tepetl |
| Navajo | Dootłʼizh Dził |
| Norwegian | Blåfjellene |
| Old English | Bleoh Beorgas |
| Pashto | زنگالي غرونو |
| Persian | کوه های آبی |
| Polish | Góry Błękitne |
| Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal) | Montanhas Azuis |
| Punjabi | ਬਲੂ ਪਹਾੜ |
| Romanian | Munții Albaștri |
| Romansh | Muntognas Blau |
| Russian | Синие горы |
| Samoan | Mauga lanu moana |
| Scottish Gaelic | Gorm Beanntan |
| Serbian | Блу Маунтинс (Cyrillic) Modre Planine (Latin) |
| Sindhi | نيرو جبلن |
| Sinhalese | නිල් කඳු |
| Slovak | Modré Vrchy |
| Slovenian | Modra Gore |
| Somalian | Baluug Buuraha |
| Spanish (Spain and Latin America) | Montañas Azules |
| Sundanese | Paul Pagunungan |
| Swahili | Buluu Milima |
| Swedish | Blå Bergen |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Кабуд кӯҳҳои |
| Tamil | நீல மலைகள் |
| Telugu | బ్లూ మౌంటైన్స్ |
| Thai | เทือกเขาบลู |
| Tongan | Ngaahi mo'unga lanu pulu |
| Turkish | Mavi Dağlar |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Блу Маунтінс |
| Urdu | دی بلیو ماؤنٹینز |
| Uzbek | Кўк Тоғлар (Cyrillic) Ko'k Tog'lar (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Dãy núi Blue |
| Welsh | Mynyddoedd Glas |
| Yiddish | בלו בערג |
| Yoruba | Bulu Òkè |
| Yucatec Maya | Witso'obo' azules |
| Mountain Ranges of Arda |
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Ash Mountains | Blue Mountains | Echoriad | Ephel Dúath | Ered Gorgoroth | Ered Lómin | Ered Wethrin | Grey Mountains (north) | Grey Mountains (south) | Iron Hills | Iron Mountains | Misty Mountains | Mountains of Angmar | Mountains of Mirkwood | Mountains of Mithrim | Mountains of the Wind | Orocarni | Pelóri | Walls of the Sun | White Mountains | Yellow Mountains |
| 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, "Introduction"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter X: "Of the Sindar"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Three: The Third Age, III: "The Quest of Erebor"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "The Road Home"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Thematic Maps, "Population"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Refugee Relocation"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter III: "Three is Company"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter IX: "The Grey Havens"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth