The Crissaegrim were home to the Great Eagles of Thorondor.
The great Eagles moved to The Crissaegrim after Morgoth's return to Thangorodrim. It was here that Thorondor, the Lord of the Eagles lived, and from here he watched for spies attempting to find the hidden city of Turgon in the vale of the River Sirion. The Crissaegrim formed a part of the southern Echoriath, which were the Encircling Mountains of Gondolin.[1][2]
Etymology 
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Crissaegrim is Sindarin for "cleft mountain peaks", but in Tolkien's stories the place is usually referred to as Cirith Thoronath, the "Eagles' Cleft", or "Abode of Eagles" because the peaks were inaccessible from the ground.[citation needed]
Translations around the world Edit
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Armenian | Կրիսսաեգրիմ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Кріссаегрім |
| Bengali | ক্রিস্যাএগ্রিম |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Крисаегрим |
| Georgian | კრიშალაგიმი |
| Gujarati | ક્રિસિગ્રીમ |
| Hebrew | קריסאגרים |
| Kannada | ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಸಾಗ್ರಿಮ್ |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Криссаегрим |
| Punjabi | ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਾਗਰਮ |
| Russian | Криссаэгрим |
| Serbian | Крисаигрим (Cyrillic) Krisaigrim (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ක්රිසාසාග්රම් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Крисаегим |
| Tamil | க்ரிஸ்செக்ரிம் |
| Telugu | క్రిస్సేగ్రిమ్ |
References Edit
- ↑ The Silmarillion: Quenta Silmarillion
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, Chapter III: "The Fall of Gondolin"
