Kalórmë was a mountain in the middle of the Walls of the Sun on the continent of the Burnt Land of the Sun in the farthest east of Arda.
History[]
Kalórmë seems to be the second-tallest mountain in the world of Arda next to Taniquetil. It seems to have existed from the time after the destruction of the Two Lamps[1] but does not appear on maps after the Change of the World as the Burnt Land of the Sun does not.[2] When seen from afar, looking at it from the Farthest West, it appeared dim. Oromë observed the peak at some point during the Hiding of Valinor.[3][4][5] The Girdle of Arda runs across this peak.[6][7]
Etymology[]
Kalórmë meant 'Sun-rising-hill'.[3]
Trivia[]
The name Kalórmë is similar to that of Calormen found in C. S. Lewis' world of Narnia.
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Danish | Kalórmëbjerget ("Morgenens Høj") |
Russian | Калормэ |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Introduction
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Third Age, "Introduction"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, IX: "The Hiding of Valinor"
- ↑ http://www.annalsofarda.dk/annals-of-arda/Places-index/Places-Misc/Wall-of-the-Sun.htm
- ↑ http://www.annalsofarda.dk/annals-of-arda/Places-index/Places-ME/Kalorme.htm
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Introduction"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Introduction"