The Encyclopedia of Arda - Mount Rerir (original) (raw)

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Dates Possibly destroyed at the end of the First Age1 Location The northern reaches of Ered Luin, the Blue Mountains Race Elves Division Noldor Culture Sons of Fëanor Settlements The dwellings of Caranthir and his people were around Lake Helevorn beneath Mount Rerir Source The sources of the Greater Gelion were in the lake and foothills of the mountain Pronunciation re'reerr (all the r sounds should be distinctly pronounced; the final r is marked 'rr' to emphasise this) Meaning Uncertain2 Indexes: Alphabetical: M Alphabetical: R Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 22 March 2018 Updates planned: 1 The mountain above Lake Helevorn Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Slightly conjectural3 Slightly conjectural3 A peak in the far north of the Blue Mountains, above Lake Helevorn. Notes 1 The lands westward of the Blue Mountains were largely consumed by the Sea in the aftermath of the War of Wrath, but the mountains themselves survived. Mount Rerir stood out to the west of the range, but whether it withstood the cataclysm or not is unclear. Maps of this region from the Third Age show highlands where Rerir once stood, but no single peak is shown or labelled. The implication is that Rerir was greatly reduced during the final War of the First Age, but probably not entirely overwhelmed. 2 The name Rerir is not explained, and does not appear to have any obvious Elvish derivation. It is perhaps derived from the name of the character Rerir in the Völsunga saga. If so it this is a unique etymology among the place-names in the Silmarillion, though the use of sources like this was not unknown to Tolkien. Many of the names of Dwarves in the Third Age, as well as the name 'Gandalf', come from the Poetic Edda, the same source as the Völsunga saga. 3 The halls of Caranthir do not appear on any map, but according to Quenta Silmarillion 18, Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin, the fortress was '...upon the west slopes of Mount Rerir'. However, elsewhere the halls are described as standing beside Lake Helevorn, which lay to the south of the mountain. The map for this entry places Caranthir's halls on the southwestern slopes of Mount Rerir, in an attempt to reconcile these two slightly variant descriptions. See also... Dor Caranthir, Greater Gelion, Lake Helevorn Indexes: Alphabetical: M Alphabetical: R Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 22 March 2018 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.

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Dates Possibly destroyed at the end of the First Age1 Location The northern reaches of Ered Luin, the Blue Mountains Race Elves Division Noldor Culture Sons of Fëanor Settlements The dwellings of Caranthir and his people were around Lake Helevorn beneath Mount Rerir Source The sources of the Greater Gelion were in the lake and foothills of the mountain Pronunciation re'reerr (all the r sounds should be distinctly pronounced; the final r is marked 'rr' to emphasise this) Meaning Uncertain2 Indexes: Alphabetical: M Alphabetical: R Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 22 March 2018 Updates planned: 1 The mountain above Lake Helevorn

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of Mount Rerir

Slightly conjectural3 Slightly conjectural3 A peak in the far north of the Blue Mountains, above Lake Helevorn. Notes 1 The lands westward of the Blue Mountains were largely consumed by the Sea in the aftermath of the War of Wrath, but the mountains themselves survived. Mount Rerir stood out to the west of the range, but whether it withstood the cataclysm or not is unclear. Maps of this region from the Third Age show highlands where Rerir once stood, but no single peak is shown or labelled. The implication is that Rerir was greatly reduced during the final War of the First Age, but probably not entirely overwhelmed. 2 The name Rerir is not explained, and does not appear to have any obvious Elvish derivation. It is perhaps derived from the name of the character Rerir in the Völsunga saga. If so it this is a unique etymology among the place-names in the Silmarillion, though the use of sources like this was not unknown to Tolkien. Many of the names of Dwarves in the Third Age, as well as the name 'Gandalf', come from the Poetic Edda, the same source as the Völsunga saga. 3 The halls of Caranthir do not appear on any map, but according to Quenta Silmarillion 18, Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin, the fortress was '...upon the west slopes of Mount Rerir'. However, elsewhere the halls are described as standing beside Lake Helevorn, which lay to the south of the mountain. The map for this entry places Caranthir's halls on the southwestern slopes of Mount Rerir, in an attempt to reconcile these two slightly variant descriptions. See also... Dor Caranthir, Greater Gelion, Lake Helevorn Indexes: Alphabetical: M Alphabetical: R Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 22 March 2018 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.