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Weathertop, also known as Amon Sûl, was a hill in the Eriador region of Middle-earth, the southernmost and highest summit of the Weather Hills. The watch tower at its top overlooked the Great East Road in central Eriador, east of Bree, about halfway between the Shire and Rivendell.

As represented in the The Atlas of Middle-earth, the hill rose a thousand feet (approximately 300 meters) above the relatively level lands round about, and with only the lower Weather Hills stretching away northwards, offered a commanding view in every direction. A path led from the north side of Weathertop northward to the other Weather Hills. The elevation of Weathertop itself above sea level was likely in the order of 1500-2000 feet (around 450-600 meters).^[1]

History

The strategic importance of Weathertop was recognised early, and during the reign of Elendil the Dúnedain of Arnor built a watchtower on its summit, installing the most powerful of Arnor's three Palantíri in the tower. This Palantír further enhanced Weathertop's value, as it could be used for intelligence gathering and rapid communication with the King in Annúminas, or later in Fornost.

The last alliance by abepapakhian-d3a20ln — Gil-Galad and Elendil meeting at Amon Sûl, by Abe Papakhian.

In TA 861, Arnor was divided into the kingdoms of Arthedain, Cardolan and Rhudaur. Weathertop stood at the junction of their borders, and became the focus of a long-running territorial dispute between the three kingdoms, with frequent border skirmishes and minor wars. During this time, Weathertop may have changed hands on several occasions. By the latter part of the 14th century, Weathertop was controlled by Arthedain and Cardolan, which were at that time allied against Rhudaur and Angmar, and was the chief fortress in their fortified border with Rhudaur. The watchtower and fortifications were burned and destroyed in TA 1409 by forces of the Witch-king.

King Arveleg I was slain while defending the watchtower, but the Dúnedain of Arthedain saved the Palantír and took it to their capital at Fornost. By the time of the War of the Ring only a ring of broken stonework remained of the watchtower.^[2]

Etymology

Weathertop was the common Bree-land name of the hill, and is self-descriptive; the summit of the mountain was almost always windy, due to its prominence. Its Sindarin name, Amon Sûl, meant Hill of the Wind.

Portrayal in adaptations

Imagess — Weathertop at night, from the film.

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

Weathertop is a scene of action in the Peter Jackson film The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). After fleeing from Bree, Strider and the hobbits avoid the main road and approach Weathertop from the north. At the top they discover a cairn with a message from Gandalf, and see the Ringwraiths approaching in the distance along the road. That night, the Ringwraiths attack their camp in a dell below the summit, stabbing Frodo with a Morgul blade before being driven off.

The Hobbit film trilogy

In the film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) Weathertop appears briefly as a meeting place for Yazneg, Fimbul, Azog and his warg riding hunters.

Filming Location

The hill that Weathertop was filmed at is on a large farm near Port Waikato, in the Waikato Region of New Zealand. The area surrounding has many limestone cliffs and boulders, some of which contain fossils.

Weathertop - LOTRO — Weathertop as it appears in *The Lord of the Rings Online*, here seen at night

The Lord of the Rings Online

Weathertop appears as a playable location in The Lord of the Rings Online, where it is portrayed as a significant hill in the Lone-lands region.

Gallery

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Basque	Haizeen tontorra
Catalan	Pica del Vent
Chinese (Hong Kong)	風雲頂
Croatian	Vrijeme vrh
Czech	Větrov
Danish	Vindhøj
Dutch	Weertop
Esperanto	Veterverto
Finnish	Viimapää
French	Mont Venteux
Georgian	ვეზერტოპი? (Weathertop) ამონ სული (Amon Sûl)
German	Wetterspitze
Hebrew	פסגת הרוחות
Hindi	मौसम का शीर्ष
Hungarian	Széltető
Italian	Colle Vento
Marathi	हवामानशाळा
Nepalese	मौसम शीर्ष
Norwegian	Værhø Blåstertopp
Polish	Wichrowy Czub
Portuguese	Monte do Vento (Portugal) Topo do Vento (Brazilian Portuguese)
Romanian	Țancul Vremii
Russian	Ваветрень
Slovak	Vetristá
Spanish (Spain and Latin America)	Cima de los Vientos
Swedish	Väderklint
Turkish	Fırtınabaşı
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Вітровий пагорб

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References

↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "Weathertop"
↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter XI: "A Knife in the Dark"

[1] The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "Weathertop"

[2] The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter XI: "A Knife in the Dark"

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+{{Location infobox
-{{Infobox LOTR place
-| image_place = Weathertop.jpg
+|name= Weathertop
+|image= Weathertop's view.png
-| image_caption = The watch tower of Amon Sûl
+|type= Watch-tower; later fortress
-| place_name = Weathertop
+|location= [[Eriador]] ([[Lone-lands]])
-| place_alias = Weathertop
-| place_description = Fortress of Arnor
+|realms= Originally [[Arnor]]
+|capital=
-| place_built = Dunedain
+|founded/built= Late [[Second Age]] ?
-| place_realm = [[Arnor]], later [[Arthedain]]
+|ruler= [[Kings of Arnor]] ([[King of Arthedain]])
-| place_sub_realm =
-| place_lord = [[Kings of Arnor]] and [[Arthedain]]
+|summary= Watchtower of Arnor
+|names= Amon Sûl
-| place_type = Watch tower and latter fortress
-| place_time = Late [[Second Age]] - [[TA 1409]]
+|inhabitants= [[Dúnedain]] soldiers, destroyed and abandoned in [[TA 1409]]
+|languages=
-|place_capital =
+|lifespan= Late [[Second Age]] - TA 1409
 }}
-'''Weathertop''', known as also '''Amon Sûl''', was a [[hill]] in the [[Eriador]] region of [[Middle-earth]], the southernmost and highest summit of the [[Weather Hills]]. The watch tower at its top overlooked the [[Great East Road]] in central [[Eriador]], east of [[Bree]], about halfway between [[the Shire]] and [[Rivendell]].
+'''Weathertop''', also known as '''Amon Sûl''', was a hill in the [[Eriador]] region of [[Middle-earth]], the southernmost and highest summit of the [[Weather Hills]]. The watch tower at its top overlooked the [[Great East Road]] in central [[Eriador]], east of [[Bree]], about halfway between [[the Shire]] and [[Rivendell]].
-As represented in the ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]],'' the hill rose a thousand feet (approximately 300 meters) above the relatively level lands round about, and with only the lower Weather Hills stretching away northwards, offered a commanding view in every direction. A path led from the north side of Weathertop northward to the other Weather Hills. The elevation of Weathertop itself above sea level was likely in the order of 1500-2000 feet (around 450-600 meters)<ref>''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]],'' The Lord of the Rings, "Weathertop"</ref>
+As represented in the ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]],'' the hill rose a thousand feet (approximately 300 meters) above the relatively level lands round about, and with only the lower Weather Hills stretching away northwards, offered a commanding view in every direction. A path led from the north side of Weathertop northward to the other Weather Hills. The elevation of Weathertop itself above sea level was likely in the order of 1500-2000 feet (around 450-600 meters).<ref>''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]],'' The Lord of the Rings, "Weathertop"</ref>
-==History==
+== History ==
 The strategic importance of Weathertop was recognised early, and during the reign of [[Elendil]] the Dúnedain of [[Arnor]] built a watchtower on its summit, installing the most powerful of Arnor's three ''[[Palantíri]]'' in the tower. This ''Palantír'' further enhanced Weathertop's value, as it could be used for intelligence gathering and rapid communication with the King in [[Annúminas]], or later in [[Fornost]].
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 King [[Arveleg I]] was slain while defending the watchtower, but the Dúnedain of Arthedain saved the ''Palantír'' and took it to their capital at Fornost. By the time of the War of the Ring only a ring of broken stonework remained of the watchtower.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]],'' Book One, Chapter XI: "[[A Knife in the Dark]]"</ref>
-==Etymology==
+== Etymology ==
 Weathertop was the common [[Bree-land]] name of the hill, and is self-descriptive; the summit of the mountain was almost always windy, due to its prominence. Its [[Sindarin]] name, [[Amon Sûl]], meant ''Hill of the Wind.''
-==Portrayal in adaptations==
+== Portrayal in adaptations ==
 [[File:Imagess.jpg|thumb|224px|Weathertop at night, from the film.]]
-===The Lord of the Rings film trilogy===
+=== The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ===
 Weathertop is a scene of action in the [[Peter Jackson]] film ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' (2001). After fleeing from Bree, [[Aragorn|Strider]] and the [[hobbit]]s avoid the main road and approach Weathertop from the north. At the top they discover a cairn with a message from [[Gandalf]], and see the [[Ringwraith]]s approaching in the distance along the road. That night, the Ringwraiths attack their camp in a dell below the summit, stabbing [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] with a [[Morgul blade]] before being driven off.
-===The Hobbit film trilogy===
+=== The Hobbit film trilogy ===
 In the film ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' (2012) Weathertop appears briefly as a meeting place for [[Yazneg]], [[Fimbul the hunter|Fimbul]], [[Azog]] and his warg riding [[Hunter Orcs|hunters]].
+==== Filming Location ====
+The hill that Weathertop was filmed at is on a large farm near Port Waikato, in the Waikato Region of [[New Zealand]]. The area surrounding has many limestone cliffs and boulders, some of which contain fossils.
+[[File:Weathertop - LOTRO.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Weathertop as it appears in ''The Lord of the Rings Online'', here seen at night]]
+=== The Lord of the Rings Online ===
+Weathertop appears as a playable location in [[The Lord of the Rings Online|''The Lord of the Rings Online'']], where it is portrayed as a significant hill in the Lone-lands region.
+{{clear}}
+== Gallery ==
 <gallery>
-Nazgul at Weathertop.png|The [[Nazgûl]] and Hobbits battle on Weathertop.
+Weathertop.jpg|Artist's portrayal of Weathertop
+Nazgul at Weathertop.png|The Hobbits confront the [[Nazgûl]] on Weathertop.
-Weathertop's view.png|Weathertop from a distance.
-An Unexpected Journey Weathertop.jpg|Weathertop in The Hobbit film.
+An Unexpected Journey Weathertop.jpg|Weathertop in ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''
 HNI_0002.jpg|The hill used for Weathertop in the LOTR films.
 </gallery>
+==Translations==
-====Filming Location====
+<div style="overflow:auto; height:300px; width:500px; float:left">
-The Hill that Weathertop is set on is on a large farm near Port Waikato, in the Waikato Region of [[New Zealand]]. The area surrounding has many limestone cliffs and boulders, some of which contain fossils.
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+|Vindhøj
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+|Weertop
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+|Esperanto
+|Veterverto
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+|Finnish
+|Viimapää
 |-
 |French
 |Mont Venteux
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+ამონ სული (Amon Sûl)
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+|हवामानशाळा
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+|मौसम शीर्ष
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+|Værhø
+Blåstertopp
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+|Wichrowy Czub
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 |-
 |Romanian
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+|Vetristá
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+|Swedish
+|Väderklint
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+|Turkish
+|Fırtınabaşı
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+|Ukrainian Cyrillic
+|Вітровий пагорб
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+{{Clear}}
 {{Places}}
-==References==
+== References ==
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+[[ca:Amon sûl]]
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