Formenos was the stronghold city of the House of Fëanor in the hills north of Valinor, in Aman.[2]
History[]
After the banishment of Fëanor from Tirion, he and his seven sons went north of Valinor and fortified Formenos. Some of the Ñoldor, including their King Finwë, went with Fëanor. In Formenos, they spent twelve Valian Years (about fifty Years of the Sun) in exile.
It was also home to the treasury of Fëanor where he kept the three Silmarils in a chamber of iron. Melkor slew Finwë at the doors of Formenos, before stealing the jewels, which led to the eventual Darkening of Valinor.[3]
Etymology[]
Formenos was a Quenya name, meaning "Northern fortress" from forod ("north") and ost ("fortress").[4][5]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ፎርመኖስ |
| Arabic | فورمينوس |
| Armenian | Ֆորմենոս |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Форменос |
| Bengali | ফরমেনোস |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Форменос |
| Chinese | 佛密諾斯 |
| Danish | Formenos (Nordfæstningen) |
| Greek | Φορμενος |
| Gujarati | ફોર્મેનોસ |
| Hebrew | פורמנוס |
| Hindi | फ़ोर्मेनोस |
| Japanese | フォルメノス |
| Kannada | ಫಾರ್ಮೆನೋಸ್ |
| Kazakh | Форменос (Cyrillic) Formenos (Latin) |
| Konkani | फॉर्मेनोस |
| Korean | 포르노스 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Формэнос |
| Laotian | ຟໂrມເນໂຊ |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Форменос |
| Marathi | फॉर्मेनोस |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Форменос |
| Nepalese | फ़ोर्मेनोस |
| Pashto | فورمېنوس ? |
| Persian | فورمهنوس |
| Punjabi | ਫੋਰਮੇਨੋਸ |
| Russian | Форменос |
| Sanskrit | फॉर्मेनोस |
| Serbian | Форменос (Cyrillic) Formenos (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ෆොර්මෙනොස් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Форменос |
| Tamil | போர்மேனோஸ் |
| Telugu | ఫార్మెనోస్ |
| Thai | ฟโรมเนโซ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Форменос |
| Urdu | فورمےنوس |
| Uzbek | Форменос (Cyrillic) Formenos (Latin) |
| Yiddish | פֿאָרמענאָס |
| Places in the Undying Lands (Aman and Tol Eressëa) | ||
| Places and regions of the Valar | Valinor • Ezellohar • Gardens of Lòrien • Halls of Mandos • Halls of Nienna • House of Tulkas • Ilmarin • Máhanaxar • Pastures of Yavanna • Wells of Varda • Woods of Oromë • Plain of Valinor • Two Trees of Valinor | |
| Other regions | Eldamar • Alalvinórëυ • Araman • Avathar • Enchanted Isles • Haerast • Oiomúrë • Sindanórië • Galathilion • Tol Withernonυ | |
| Mountains and passes | Pelóri • Taniquetil • Hyarmentir • Túna • Calacirya • Caves of the Forgotten | |
| Bodies of water | Afros • Bay of Eldamar • Gruirυ • Híri • Lórellin • Shadowy Seas • Sirnúmen | |
| Cities and strongholds | Váli-màr • Alqualondë • Avallónë • Formenos • Kôrtirion • Tavrobelρ • Tirion • Lumbiυ | |
| Houses and towers | Cottage of Lost Playρ • House of the Hundred Chimneysρ Pre-canon • Mindon Eldaliéva • Tower of Avallónë • Tower of Tavrobelρ • Tram Nybolρ | |
| ρ Pre-canon, υ Canonicity unclear. | ||
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 10: Morgoth's Ring, The Annals of Aman
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien