The Mountains of the Wind were an ancient mountain range, according to the Ambarkanta, located in the eastern portion of the "Mid-land" of Middle-earth. The name referred to the strong winds that blew there from the east. During the Years of the Trees, before the War of the Powers, the land of Hildórien lay between the Eastern Sea and the Mountains of the Wind.[1]
History[]
After the destruction of the Two Lamps by Melkor, the symmetry of Arda was disrupted. The land of Aman and the land of the Sun were torn apart from Middle-earth and the Western Sea and the Eastern Sea appeared in between, the Isle of Almaren and the Great Lake where it lay were destroyed and where the Lamps fall the ice was melt and great mountain ranges were raised. Where Ormal fell the melted ice formed the inner Sea of Ringil, to the east of which rose the Yellow Mountains, while to the west rose the Grey Mountains. Where Illuin fell the melted ice formed the inner Sea of Helcar, to the east of which rose the Red Mountains, while to the west rose the Blue Mountains. According to the Ambarkanta, in this same period of the early Years of the Trees the Mountains of the Wind existed in the eastern center portion of Middle-earth. Unlike other mountain ranges, in a map of Arda "after the War of the Gods" the Mountains of the Winds are shown no more, so their destiny is unclear.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, V: "The Ambarkanta", pgs. 239, 248 (map), 257
| 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 | |