The Pelóri, also known as the Mountains of Aman, Mountains of Defence, and the Mountain Wall, were a mountain range in Aman separating the inner plains of Valinor from Eldamar and the wastelands of Araman and Avathar.[1][2]
History[]
The Pelóri were originally created after the destruction of Almaren and the Two Lamps to hide and protect Valinor from any further attacks by Melkor. Taniquetil was its highest peak and home to the throne of Manwë.[3] Hyarmentir was the second highest peak.[4] The Calacirya was the only safe pass through the range.
The Pelóri are the tallest mountains in Arda and were raised to an unimaginable height after the escape of Melkor from Aman.[5] They were described by Karen Wynn Fonstad to be dark and smooth on the eastern side with nothing to grasp on to, making any attempt to scale the cliff impossible, but having a gentle, smooth incline on the western side.
Etymology[]
Pelóri was a Quenya word that meant 'fencing or defensive heights'.[6]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ጰሎሪ |
| Arabic | بيلوري |
| Armenian | Պելորի |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Пелорі |
| Bengali | পেলোরই |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Пелори |
| Burmese | ပေလောရိ |
| Chinese | 佩羅瑞山脈 |
| Danish | Pelóribjergene ("de omgærdende eller skærmende højder") |
| Georgian | პელორი |
| Greek | Πελορι |
| Gujarati | પેલોરી |
| Hebrew | פלורי |
| Hindi | पेलोरि |
| Hungarian | Pelóri, Aman hegyei |
| Japanese | ペロリ |
| Kannada | ಪೆಲೋರಿ |
| Kazakh | Пелори (Cyrillic) Pelorï (Latin) |
| Korean | 펠로리 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Пэлори |
| Laotian | ປເຣໂຕິ ? |
| Lithuanian | Pelorai |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Пелори |
| Malayalam | പെലോറി |
| Marathi | पेलोरि |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Пелори |
| Nepalese | पेलोरि |
| Pashto | پېلوری |
| Persian | پلوری |
| Punjabi | ਪਿਲੋਰੀ |
| Russian | Пелори |
| Sanskrit | पेलोरि |
| Serbian | Пелори (Cyrillic) Pelori (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | පෙලොරි |
| Sindhi | پٽڙي ? |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Пелори |
| Tamil | பெலொரி |
| Telugu | పెలొరి |
| Thai | เพโลริ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Пелорі |
| Urdu | پالورا |
| Uzbek | Пелори (Cyrillic) Pelori (Latin) |
| Yiddish | פּעלאָרי |
| Mountain Ranges of Arda |
|---|
|
Ash Mountains |
Blue Mountains |
Echoriad |
Ephel Dúath |
Ered Gorgoroth |
Ered Lómin |
Ered Wethrin |
Grey Mountains (north) |
Grey Mountains (south) |
Iron Hills |
Iron Mountains | |
| Places in the Undying Lands (Aman and Tol Eressëa) | ||
| Places and regions of the Valar | Valinor • Ezellohar • Gardens of Lòrien • Halls of Mandos • Halls of Nienna • House of Tulkas • Ilmarin • Máhanaxar • Pastures of Yavanna • Wells of Varda • Woods of Oromë • Plain of Valinor • Two Trees of Valinor | |
| Other regions | Eldamar • Alalvinórëυ • Araman • Avathar • Enchanted Isles • Haerast • Oiomúrë • Sindanórië • Galathilion • Tol Withernonυ | |
| Mountains and passes | Pelóri • Taniquetil • Hyarmentir • Túna • Calacirya • Caves of the Forgotten | |
| Bodies of water | Afros • Bay of Eldamar • Gruirυ • Híri • Lórellin • Shadowy Seas • Sirnúmen | |
| Cities and strongholds | Váli-màr • Alqualondë • Avallónë • Formenos • Kôrtirion • Tavrobelρ • Tirion • Lumbiυ | |
| Houses and towers | Cottage of Lost Playρ • House of the Hundred Chimneysρ Pre-canon • Mindon Eldaliéva • Tower of Avallónë • Tower of Tavrobelρ • Tram Nybolρ | |
| ρ Pre-canon, υ Canonicity unclear. | ||
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Introduction"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter I: "Of the Beginning of Days"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VIII: "Of the Darkening of Valinor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XI: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index of Names