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'''Calenhad''' was the penultimate [[Warning beacons of Gondor|beacon-hill]] of [[Gondor]], being the sixth from east to west and located to south-east of [[ | [[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Calenhad.jpg|thumb|250px|Calenhad in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']] | ||
'''Calenhad''' was the penultimate [[Warning beacons of Gondor|beacon-hill]] of [[Gondor]], being the sixth from east to west and located to south-east of [[Firienholt]]. | |||
Calenhad is described as being a small, green, treeless hill which was slightly bigger and taller than [[Erelas]].<ref name="VT">{{VT|42a}}, pp. 19-20</ref> Calenhad was seldom lit and its lighting during the [[War of the Ring]] indicated great urgency. | Calenhad is described as being a small, green, treeless hill which was slightly bigger and taller than [[Erelas]].<ref name="VT">{{VT|42a}}, pp. 19-20</ref> Calenhad was seldom lit and its lighting during the [[War of the Ring]] indicated great urgency. | ||
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== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
It is suggested in the ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' that Calenhad probably means "green space" from ''[[calen]]'' "green" and ''sad'' (lenited to ''had'') "place, spot".<ref name="UT">{{UT|Index}}</ref> In "[[The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor]]" [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] suggested that the second element may be ''sâdh'' "sward, turf".<ref name="VT"/> | It is suggested in the ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' that Calenhad probably means "green space" from ''[[calen]]'' "green" and ''sad'' ([[lenition|lenited]] to ''had'') "place, spot".<ref name="UT">{{UT|Index}}</ref> In "[[The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor]]" [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] suggested that the second element may be ''sâdh'' "sward, turf".<ref name="VT"/> | ||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
'''2015: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | |||
: Calenhad is located in the [[Beacon-hills]], on a hill much smaller than the nearby beacons [[Min-Rimmon]] and [[Halifirien]]. A small unnamed village sits to the south of the beacon. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:58, 11 August 2023
Calenhad was the penultimate beacon-hill of Gondor, being the sixth from east to west and located to south-east of Firienholt.
Calenhad is described as being a small, green, treeless hill which was slightly bigger and taller than Erelas.[1] Calenhad was seldom lit and its lighting during the War of the Ring indicated great urgency.
On the night of 7 March T.A. 3019 Gandalf and Pippin, riding east on Shadowfax, saw the beacons being lit to call for aid from Rohan.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
It is suggested in the Unfinished Tales that Calenhad probably means "green space" from calen "green" and sad (lenited to had) "place, spot".[3] In "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" Tolkien suggested that the second element may be sâdh "sward, turf".[1]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
2015: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Calenhad is located in the Beacon-hills, on a hill much smaller than the nearby beacons Min-Rimmon and Halifirien. A small unnamed village sits to the south of the beacon.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Calenhad: A Beacon of Gondor, a MERP book
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, pp. 19-20
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index
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| Amon Dîn · Eilenach · Nardol · Erelas · Min-Rimmon · Calenhad · Halifirien | |
