Location At the head of the valley of Harrowdale in the White Mountains Race Men Division Northmen Culture Rohirrim Settlements Rose to the south of Dunharrow Meaning 'Spiked peak' Indexes: Alphabetical: S Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 21 February 2019 This entry is complete The mountain at Harrowdale’s head "Immediately before the travellers the widest of these glens opened like a long gulf among the hills. Far inward they glimpsed a tumbled mountain-mass with one tall peak..." The Two Towers III 6_The King of the Golden Hall_ Prominent peaks of the White Mountains A mighty snow-clad peak that rose in the inner regions of the White Mountains. From its feet sprang the river Snowbourn, whose widening valley ran northwards through the mountains to emerge onto the plains of Rohan. The Rohirrim called that valley Harrowdale, and built their courts of Edoras at its mouth, from where the lonely white peak of the Starkhorn could be seen along the straight length of the valley. See also... Firienfeld, River Snowbourn, Stair of the Hold, Underharrow, White Mountains Indexes: Alphabetical: S Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 21 February 2019 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Job Matching at a glance: instantly identify key personality strengths and needs for any role. |