Taniquetil, also known as Oiolossë and the Holy Mountain,[1] was the highest peak in all of Arda's history. It was located near the coast of Valinor.
Location[]
The location of Taniquetil
Taniquetil was part of the Pelóri, south of the Calacirya. At the peak of this mountain was Ilmarin, the dwelling place of Manwë and Varda.[2] From there they could view all of Arda, even past Kalórmë and the Gates of Morning.
History[]
Taniquetil and the Eagles
Taniquetil was raised 3,450 Valian Years (or 33,000 solar years) after the Valar arrived in Eä.[citation needed]
After the Two Lamps of the Valar were destroyed by Melkor in the distant past of the World, the Valar themselves withdrew from Middle-earth into a land on the far western edges of Arda. Along its eastern shoreline, they raised a great mountain range as a defence against the Dark Lord, and the greatest of all those mountains was Taniquetil.
On the peak of Taniquetil, Manwë and Varda had their halls of Ilmarin, from which they looked out across the World, and from those halls Manwë sent out his hawks and eagles to watch over Arda.[3] Because the dwellings of the Elder King and his spouse were located on its summit, Taniquetil became known as the Holy Mountain. Due to the reverence of the Vanyar for the mountain, they abandoned their own city of Tirion and settled on the flanks of Taniquetil beneath the halls of Manwë.[4]
Etymology[]
Taniquetil in the night
In Quenya, Taniquetil means "High-Snow-Peak".[5]
Other names[]
- Oiolossë [(ˈoron) ˌoɪ.oˈlosːe]), the "Everlasting whiteness"
- Arfanyaras(së) (Q.), or Ras-Arphain (S.), both meaning the "High Shining White Peak"[6]
- Amon Uilos, the "Mount Everwhite", its Sindarin name[7]
- Dâhan-igwiš-telgûn(formal) or Dahanigwishtilgûn (informal), its Valarin name[5]
- Elerrína, Crowned with Stars[1][8]
- Hill of Ilmarin, a name mentioned by Bilbo Baggins in The Short Lay of Eärendel: Eärendillinwë.[2][9]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ጣኒቁአቲል |
| Arabic | طانيقويتيل |
| Armenian | Տանիքուետիլ |
| Assamese | টেনিকেটিল |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Таніqуетіл |
| Bengali | ট্যানিকুটিল |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Таникветил |
| Danish | Taniquetilbjerget ("Den Høje Hvide Tinde") |
| Georgian | ტანიქუეტილი |
| Greek | Τανίκουετιλ |
| Gujarati | ટેનિકેટિલ |
| Hebrew | טאניקויתיל |
| Hindi | तनिकेटिल |
| Japanese | タニクウェティル |
| Kannada | ತಾನಿಕ್ವೆಟಿಲ್ |
| Kazakh | Таніқұетіл (Cyrillic) Taniquetil (Latin) |
| Konkoni | तानिकेटिल |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Таниqуэтил |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Таниqуетил |
| Marathi | टॅनिकिटिल |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Таниqуетил |
| Nepalese | टनिक़ुएतिल |
| Pashto | طانیقوېتیل |
| Persian | تانیکوئتیل |
| Punjabi | ਟੈਨਿਕਟੀਲ |
| Russian | Таниквэтиль |
| Serbian | Таниqуетил (Cyrillic) Тaniquetil (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ටැනිකෙටිල් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Таниқуетил |
| Tamil | தனிக்குடில் |
| Telugu | తానికెటిల్ |
| Thai | ทานิเควทิล |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Таніqуетіл |
| Urdu | طانیقوےتیل |
| Uzbek | Таниқуетил (Cyrillic) Taniquetil (Latin) |
| Yiddish | טאַניקוועטיל |
| 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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, chapter III: "The Quenta"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. VII: The Treason of Isengard, chapter V: "Bilbo's Song at Rivendell: Errantry and Eärendillinwë"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter I: "The Cottage of Lost Play"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter VI: "The Theft of Melko and the Darkening of Valinor"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Four: Quendi and Eldar, Appendix D: Kwen, Quenya, and the Elvish (especially Ñoldorin) words for 'Language'
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Four: Quendi and Eldar
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Later Quenta Silmarillion, The First Phase, "Of Valinor and the Two Trees"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter I: "Many Meetings"