Amon Ereb was a hill on the southern plains of East Beleriand. Located between Ramdal and the river Gelion,[1] the hill had gentle slopes and stood alone, giving the impression of being much mightier than it actually was.[2]
History
During the First Battle of Beleriand, Amon Ereb was where King Denethor of the Nandor made his last stand, surrounded by an army of Orcs.[3] Amon Ereb, the highest point in the plains and the easternmost hill of Andram, held tremendous strategic importance in the War of the Jewels. It overlooked the eastern passage around the Long Wall of the Andram, guarding the northern routes to Taur-im-Duinath. Later, Caranthir fortified the hill following the Dagor Bragollach as a fallback position. After the Nírnaeth Arnoediad, the Sons of Fëanor withdrew to Amon Ereb.[4]
Etymology
Amon Ereb was Sindarin for 'lonely hill'.
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | አሞን ኤረብ |
| Arabic | إمون ىريب |
| Armenian | Ամոն Երեբ |
| Assamese | আমোন এৰেব |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Амон Ереб |
| Bengali | আমন এরেব |
| Bhojpuri | अमोन एरेब |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Амон Ереб |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 伊瑞伯山 |
| Danish | Amon Ereb ("Den ensomme bakke") |
| Georgian | ამონ ერები |
| Greek | Αμον Ερεβ |
| Gujarati | એમોન ઇરેબ |
| Hebrew | אמון ארב |
| Hindi | आमोन एरेब |
| Hungarian | Magányos Domb (Lonely Hill) |
| Kannada | ಅಮನ್ ಎರೆಬ್ |
| Kazakh | Амон Ереб (Cyrillic) Amon Ereb (Latin) |
| Konkani | आमोन एरेब |
| Korean | 아몬 에레브 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Амон Эрэб |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Амон Ереб |
| Malayalam | അമോൺ എറെബ് |
| Marathi | आमोन एरेब |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Амон Ереб |
| Nepalese | आमोन एरेब |
| Pashto | آمون ېرېب ? |
| Persian | آمون ارب |
| Punjabi | ਆਮੋਨ ਏਰੇਬ |
| Russian | Амон Эреб |
| Sanskrit | अमोन एरेब |
| Serbian | Амон Ереб (Cyrillic) Amon Ereb (Latin) |
| Sindhi | امون ايرب |
| Sinhalese | ආමොන් එරෙබ් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Амон Эреб |
| Tamil | அமோன் எரெப் |
| Tatar | Амон Эреб |
| Telugu | అమోన్ ఎరెబ్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Амон Ереб |
| Urdu | امون اریب |
| Uzbek | Амон Эреб (Cyrillic) Amon Ereb (Latin) |
| Yiddish | ײַמאָנ ערעב |
| Realms of Men of Middle-earth throughout the Ages | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Age | Amon Ereb • Forest of Brethil • Dor-lómin • Eriador • Estolad • Ladros | |
| Second Age | Arnor • Dunland • Gondor • Haradwaith • Númenor• Rhovanion • Rhûn • Umbar | |
| Third Age | Arnor (later split into Arthedain, Cardolan, and Rhudaur) • Dale • Dunland • Lake-town (later part of the kingdom of Dale) • Gondor • Haradwaith • Khand • Rhovanion • Rohan • Rhûn • Umbar • Vales of Anduin | |
| Fourth Age | Dale • Haradwaith • Núrn • Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor • Rhovanion • Rohan • Rhûn • Khand • Eriador • Vales of Anduin | |
References
- ↑ The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIV: "Of Beleriand and its Realms"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter X: "Of the Sindar"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVIII: "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"