The Encyclopedia of Arda - Tower Hills (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates The towers on these hills were built sometime after II 33201 Location A range of hills to the southeast of the Grey Havens, lying directly east from the Gulf of Lhûn, and directly west from the Shire Origins The towers of the Tower Hills were built by Gil-galad for Elendil of the Dúnedain Races The towers were built by Elves, but used (for at least part of their history) by Men; settled by Hobbits in the early years of the Fourth Age Other names Emyn Beraid Indexes: Alphabetical: T Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 15 November 2016 Updates planned: 1 The Emyn Beraid west of the Shire Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A name for the Emyn Beraid, the hills west of the Shire, home of three ancient Elf-towers. The tallest of these held the Elendil Stone, the last of the palantíri of the North. Notes 1 The towers were said to have been built by Gil-galad for his friend Elendil. The tallest of these, Elostirion, was built to hold one of the palantíri of the North-kingdom. They must therefore have been raised after Elendil and his sons had settled in Middle-earth, and after the division of the Seeing-stones had been agreed upon, so II 3320 is the earliest possible date. See also... Elendil Stone, Elf-towers, Elfstan Fairbairn, Elostirion, Elves of Lindon, Fairbairn Family, Far Downs, Fastred of Greenholm, Folklands, Four Farthings, Gamgee Family, Great East Road, Greenholm, Harding of the Hill, Mariner-king, [See the full list...]Masterstone, Palantíri, Seeing-stone of Emyn Beraid, Seeing-stones, Seven Seeing Stones, Seven Stones, Shire-reckoning, Stones of Arnor, The Towers, The Towers, Undertowers, Warden of Westmarch, Westmarch of the Shire, White Towers, Woody End Indexes: Alphabetical: T Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 15 November 2016 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2007, 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Quick, simple and effective, it's easy to see why DISC is such a popular profiling solution.

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Dates The towers on these hills were built sometime after II 33201 Location A range of hills to the southeast of the Grey Havens, lying directly east from the Gulf of Lhûn, and directly west from the Shire Origins The towers of the Tower Hills were built by Gil-galad for Elendil of the Dúnedain Races The towers were built by Elves, but used (for at least part of their history) by Men; settled by Hobbits in the early years of the Fourth Age Other names Emyn Beraid Indexes: Alphabetical: T Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 15 November 2016 Updates planned: 1 The Emyn Beraid west of the Shire

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Tower Hills

A name for the Emyn Beraid, the hills west of the Shire, home of three ancient Elf-towers. The tallest of these held the Elendil Stone, the last of the palantíri of the North. Notes 1 The towers were said to have been built by Gil-galad for his friend Elendil. The tallest of these, Elostirion, was built to hold one of the palantíri of the North-kingdom. They must therefore have been raised after Elendil and his sons had settled in Middle-earth, and after the division of the Seeing-stones had been agreed upon, so II 3320 is the earliest possible date. See also... Elendil Stone, Elf-towers, Elfstan Fairbairn, Elostirion, Elves of Lindon, Fairbairn Family, Far Downs, Fastred of Greenholm, Folklands, Four Farthings, Gamgee Family, Great East Road, Greenholm, Harding of the Hill, Mariner-king, [See the full list...]Masterstone, Palantíri, Seeing-stone of Emyn Beraid, Seeing-stones, Seven Seeing Stones, Seven Stones, Shire-reckoning, Stones of Arnor, The Towers, The Towers, Undertowers, Warden of Westmarch, Westmarch of the Shire, White Towers, Woody End Indexes: Alphabetical: T Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 15 November 2016 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2007, 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Quick, simple and effective, it's easy to see why DISC is such a popular profiling solution.