Location of the Iron Mountains in Arda
The Iron Mountains, also known as Ered Engrin and the Mountains of Iron, were an immense mountain range in the northern part of Middle-earth.
The Iron Mountains were traditionally associated with bitterly cold climates[1] partly due to the influence of the evil Kingdom of Melkor. It was also the former location of his ancient fortresses of Utumno and Angband.[2][3]
History[]
After returning to Arda from the Outer Darkness with his allies through the Door of Night, Melkor created the Iron Mountains and behind these walls safe from the light of the northern lamp Illuin he delved the great fortress of Utumno. Angband was also delved into these mountains west of Utumno. After Melkor's destruction of the Two Lamps, the Iron Mountains were connected to the Blue Mountains of the West to the Orocarni of the east.[2][3] Much later when the Valar decided to protect the Elves from Melkor by defeating him and imprisoning him, the changing of the shape of Middle-earth affected the Iron Mountains as well. Afterwards, the mountain range was distorted but was still long with lengths stretching from the Helcaraxë in the far northwest to the Orocarni in the far east and rising to immense and frightening heights, with enormous peaks such as Thangorodrim.[3][4][5]
In the days of the War of the Jewels, the mountains protected Morgoth from being outflanked from the rear and with no enemy behind him, he was able to concentrate on the south. Because of its perilous heights, frightening looks, and foul winds, no Elf ever passed through the mountains for any reason but the spies of Morgoth would always find ways into Beleriand, by unknown ways through the mountains. Morgoth's forces also captured Elves and brought them through the mountains to Angband.[6]
After the War of Wrath the Iron Mountains and Thangorodrim were destroyed and the vast mountain chain was broken and disappeared for a great part of their length. North of the range lay the Forodwaith, a region of everlasting cold. Remnants of the great mountain range in the Third Age included the Mountains of Angmar in northern Eriador, as well as the Ered Mithrin of northern Rhovanion.[7] These remnants were unaffected by the Change of the World and ever after.[8][9] The only people known to have lived in the cold climates of the Forodwaith were a Mannish people known as the Lossoth, the descendants of the people known as the Forodwaith who once lived in the area around the Iron Mountains of the Icebay of Forochel.[10]
Etymology[]
The Iron Mountains were known as the Ered Engrin in Sindarin which meant 'Mountains of Iron'.[11]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Yster Berge |
| Albanian | Malet Hekuri |
| Amharic | የብረት ተራሮች |
| Arabic | الجبال الحديدية |
| Armenian | երկաթ լեռները |
| Azerbaijani | Dəmir Dağları |
| Basque | Burdina Mendiak |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Жалезныя горы (Iron Mountains)
Эрэд Энгрын (Ered Engrin) |
| Bengali | আয়রন পর্বতমালা |
| Bosnian | Željezne Planine |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Железни Планини |
| Burmese | သံကတောင်တန်း |
| Cambodian | ភ្នំដែក |
| Catalan | Muntanyes de Ferro |
| Cebuano | Puthaw Kabukiran |
| Cherokee | ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᎣᏓᎸᎢ |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 鐵山脈 A.K.A. 英格林山脈 |
| Corsican | Montagna di Ferru |
| Croatian | Željezne Planine |
| Czech | Železné hory |
| Danish | Jernbjergene (Ered Engrin) |
| Dutch | IJzerbergen |
| Esperanto | Fera Montaro |
| Estonian | Raudmäed |
| Faroese | Jarnfjøll |
| Fijian | Ulunivanua ni kaukamea |
| Filipino | Ang mga bundok ng bakal |
| Finnish | Rautavuoret |
| French | Monts de Fer |
| Frisian | Izeren Bergen |
| Galician | Montañas de Ferro |
| Georgian | რკინის მთები |
| German | Eiserne Berge |
| Greek | Σίδερο Όρη |
| Gujarati | આયર્ન પર્વતો |
| Hawaiian | Hao Mauna |
| Hebrew | (Iron Mountains) הרי-הברזל
(Ered Engrin) ארד אנגרין |
| Hindi | आयरन पर्वत |
| Hungarian | Vas-hegység |
| Icelandic | Járn Fjöll |
| Indonesian | Pegunungan Besi |
| Irish Gaelic | Iarann Sléibhte |
| Italian | Montagne di Ferro |
| Japanese | アイアンマウンテン |
| Javanese | Wesi Gunung |
| Kannada | ಐರನ್ ಪರ್ವತಗಳು |
| Kazakh | Темір Таулар (Cyrillic) Temir Tawlar (Latin) |
| Korean | 철 산 |
| Kurdish | Çiyan Hesin (Kurmanji Kurdish) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | темир тоолор |
| Latin | Ferrum Montes |
| Laotian | ພູຂົາທາດເຫ |
| Latvian | Dzelzs Kalni |
| Lithuanian | Geležies Kalnai |
| Luxembourgish | Eisen Bierger |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Железо Планини |
| Malagasy | Vy Tendrombohitra |
| Malaysian | Gunung Besi |
| Maltese | Muntanji tal-ħadid |
| Maori | Rino Maunga |
| Marathi | लोह पर्वत |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | төмөр уулс |
| Navajo | Béésh Dził |
| Nepalese | फलाम पहाड |
| Norwegian | Jernfjellene |
| Old English | Īsen Beorg |
| Pashto | وسپنه غرونو |
| Persian | آهن کوه |
| Polish | Góry Żelazne |
| Portuguese | Montanhas de Ferro |
| Punjabi | ਆਇਰਨ ਪਹਾੜ |
| Querétaro Otomi | T'o̲ho̲ ne ya hierro |
| Romanian | Munti de Fier |
| Russian | Железные горы |
| Samoan | Uamea Mauga |
| Sanskrit | लोह गिरि |
| Scottish Gaelic | Iarann Beanntan |
| Serbian | Гвоздене Планине (Cyrillic) Gvozdene Planine (Latin) |
| Sesotho | Tšepe Lithaba |
| Sindhi | لوھ جبلن |
| Sinhalese | යකඩ කඳු |
| Slovak | Železné štíty |
| Slovenian | Železa Gore |
| Somalian | Buuraha Birta |
| Spanish | Montañas de Hierro |
| Sundanese | Beusi Pagunungan |
| Swahili | Milima ya Chuma |
| Swedish | Järn Bergen |
| Tahitian | Auri te mau moua |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Дарзмол Кӯҳҳои |
| Tamil | இரும்பு மலைகள் |
| Tatar | Тимер таулар |
| Telugu | ఐరన్ పర్వతాలు |
| Thai | เทือกเขาเหล็ก |
| Tongan | Ngaahi mo'unga 'a e va'a ukamea |
| Turkish | Demir Dağları |
| Turkmen | Demir Daglar |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Залізні Гори |
| Urdu | آئرن پہاڑ |
| Uyghur | تۆمۈر تاغلار |
| Uzbek | Темир Тоғлар (Cyrillic) Temir Tog'lar (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Sắt Núi |
| Welsh | Mynyddoedd Haearn |
| Xhosa | Intsimbi Iintaba |
| Yiddish | פּרעסן בערג |
| Yoruba | Awọn oke-nla irin |
| Mountain Ranges of Arda |
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|
Ash Mountains |
Blue Mountains |
Echoriad |
Ephel Dúath |
Ered Gorgoroth |
Ered Lómin |
Ered Wethrin |
Grey Mountains (north) |
Grey Mountains (south) |
Iron Hills |
Iron Mountains | |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Thematic Maps, "Climate"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter I: "Of the Beginning of Days"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Introduction"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Introduction"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Third Age, "Introduction"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth