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'''Himring''' was a hill in the northeast of [[Beleriand]], on which was the fortress of [[Maedhros]], eldest of the [[Sons of Fëanor]].  After the drowning of [[Beleriand]] at the end of the [[First Age]], the peak of Himring remained above the waves.
'''Himring''' was a hill in the northeast of [[Beleriand]], on which was the fortress of [[Maedhros]], eldest of the [[Sons of Fëanor]].  After the [[War of Wrath|drowning of]] [[Beleriand]] at the end of the [[First Age]], the peak of Himring remained above the waves.
 
==The fortress of Maedhros==
 
The fortress on Himring was built when the Sons of Fëanor went east after [[Thingol]] became aware of the [[Kinslaying at Alqualondë|Kinslaying]]. It was the chief fortress of [[Maedhros]], from which he guarded the northeastern border region that became known as the ''March of Maedhros''.
 
It stood firm through the [[Dagor Bragollach]], and many survivors from the surrounding regions, including Maedhros' brother [[Maglor]], rallied there. It remained for centuries, until the [[Nírnaeth Arnoediad]]; it is not mentioned after that in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' as published, but the impression given is that it was forsaken, as the sons of Fëanor would no longer have had the strength to man it, had they chosen to.
 
==The island==
 
After the [[War of Wrath]], when the western lands were flooded, the plains about the hill were drowned and the top of the hill was all that remained of Himring. Left standing as an island, Himring lay off the northwest coast, about twenty-five miles out from the shores of northern [[Lindon]].<ref>{{HM|UT}}, "Introduction: The Map of Middle-earth"</ref>
 
==Etymology==
 
On the original maps that accompany ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', the island was labelled ''Himling'', since this was Tolkien's early name for what later would become ''Himring'' in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.<ref>{{HM|UT}}, "Introduction: The Map of Middle-earth"</ref><ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (HarperCollins''Publishers'' 2008), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. lxvii</ref>
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Himring was a hill in the northeast of Beleriand, on which was the fortress of Maedhros, eldest of the Sons of Fëanor. After the drowning of Beleriand at the end of the First Age, the peak of Himring remained above the waves.

The fortress of Maedhros

The fortress on Himring was built when the Sons of Fëanor went east after Thingol became aware of the Kinslaying. It was the chief fortress of Maedhros, from which he guarded the northeastern border region that became known as the March of Maedhros.

It stood firm through the Dagor Bragollach, and many survivors from the surrounding regions, including Maedhros' brother Maglor, rallied there. It remained for centuries, until the Nírnaeth Arnoediad; it is not mentioned after that in The Silmarillion as published, but the impression given is that it was forsaken, as the sons of Fëanor would no longer have had the strength to man it, had they chosen to.

The island

After the War of Wrath, when the western lands were flooded, the plains about the hill were drowned and the top of the hill was all that remained of Himring. Left standing as an island, Himring lay off the northwest coast, about twenty-five miles out from the shores of northern Lindon.[1]

Etymology

On the original maps that accompany The Lord of the Rings, the island was labelled Himling, since this was Tolkien's early name for what later would become Himring in The Silmarillion.[2][3]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Introduction: The Map of Middle-earth"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Introduction: The Map of Middle-earth"
  3. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (HarperCollinsPublishers 2008), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lxvii