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Formenos was the stronghold city of the House of Fëanor in the hills north of Valinor, in Aman.[2]

History[]

After the banishment of Fëanor from Tirion, he and his seven sons went north of Valinor and fortified Formenos. Some of the Ñoldor, including their King Finwë, went with Fëanor. In Formenos, they spent twelve Valian Years (about fifty Years of the Sun) in exile.

It was also home to the treasury of Fëanor where he kept the three Silmarils in a chamber of iron. Melkor slew Finwë at the doors of Formenos, before stealing the jewels, which led to the eventual Darkening of Valinor.[3]

Etymology[]

Formenos was a Quenya name, meaning "Northern fortress" from forod (mutated into Formen), meaning 'north'; and ost, meaning 'fortress'.[4][5]

Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ፎርመኖስ
Arabic فورمينوس
Armenian Ֆորմենոս
Belarusian Cyrillic Форменос
Bengali ফরমেনোস
Bulgarian Cyrillic Форменос
Chinese 佛密諾斯
Danish Formenos (Nordfæstningen)
Greek Φορμενος
Gujarati ફોર્મેનોસ
Hebrew פורמנוס
Hindi फ़ोर्मेनोस
Japanese フォルメノス
Kannada ಫಾರ್ಮೆನೋಸ್
Kazakh Форменос (Cyrillic) Formenos (Latin)
Konkani फॉर्मेनोस
Korean 포르노스
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Формэнос
Laotian ຟໂrມເນໂຊ
Macedonian Cyrillic Форменос
Marathi फॉर्मेनोस
Mongolian Cyrillic Форменос
Nepalese फ़ोर्मेनोस
Pashto فورمېنوس ?
Persian فورمهنوس
Punjabi ਫੋਰਮੇਨੋਸ
Russian Форменос
Sanskrit फॉर्मेनोस
Serbian Форменос (Cyrillic) Formenos (Latin)
Sinhalese ෆොර්මෙනොස්
Tajik Cyrillic Форменос
Tamil போர்மேனோஸ்
Telugu ఫార్మెనోస్
Thai ฟโรมเนโซ
Ukrainian Cyrillic Форменос
Urdu فورمےنوس
Uzbek Форменос (Cyrillic) Formenos (Latin)
Yiddish פֿאָרמענאָס
Places in the Undying Lands (Aman and Tol Eressëa)
Places and regions of the Valar ValinorEzelloharGardens of LòrienHalls of MandosHalls of NiennaHouse of TulkasIlmarinMáhanaxar
Pastures of YavannaWells of VardaWoods of OromëPlain of ValinorTwo Trees of Valinor
Other regions EldamarAlalvinórëυAramanAvatharEnchanted IslesHaerastOiomúrëSindanóriëGalathilionTol Withernonυ
Mountains and passes PelóriTaniquetilHyarmentirTúnaCalaciryaCaves of the Forgotten
Bodies of water AfrosBay of EldamarGruirυHíriLórellinShadowy SeasSirnúmen
Cities and strongholds Váli-màrAlqualondëAvallónëFormenosKôrtirionTavrobelρTirionLumbiυ
Houses and towers Cottage of Lost PlayρHouse of the Hundred Chimneysρ Pre-canon • Mindon EldaliévaTower of AvallónëTower of TavrobelρTram Nybolρ
  ρ Pre-canon, υ Canonicity unclear.


References[]

  1. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 10: Morgoth's Ring, The Annals of Aman
  2. The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
  3. The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
  4. The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
  5. Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
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