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−	The '''Misty Mountains''' or '''Mountains of Mist''' ('''''Hithaeglir''''' in [[Sindarin]]<ref group="note">The Hithaeglir were mispelled as "Hithaiglin" on the original ''[[The Lord of the Rings\|Lord of the Rings]]'' map. </ref> as a plural) was a great mountain range that lay between [[Eriador]] in the west and the Great River [[Anduin]] in the east. They ran 795 miles (1,280 kilometers) from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the far north to [[Methedras]] in the south.	+	The '''Misty Mountains''' or '''Mountains of Mist''' ('''''Hithaeglir''''' in [[Sindarin]]<ref group="note">The Hithaeglir were mispelled as "Hithaiglin" on the original ''[[The Lord of the Rings\|Lord of the Rings]]'' map. </ref> as a plural) was a great mountain range that lay between [[Eriador]] in the west and the Great River [[Anduin]] in the east. They ran 795 miles (1,280 kilometers) from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the far north to [[Methedras]] in the south.<ref group="note">[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] estimates in the ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' that some of the peaks may have been as high as 12,000 feet (3,660 meters), comparable to the Alps in Europe. Tolkien had visited the Alps in his youth and was greatly impressed by them.</ref>

	== Geographic Features ==		== Geographic Features ==

Ederchil: removing section (we don't have that on other pages) and removing speculation. sourced speculation is still speculation.

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removing section (we don't have that on other pages) and removing speculation. sourced speculation is still speculation.

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−	The '''Misty Mountains''' or '''Mountains of Mist''' ('''''Hithaeglir''''' in [[Sindarin]]<ref group="note">The Hithaeglir were mispelled as "Hithaiglin" on the original ''[[The Lord of the Rings\|Lord of the Rings]]'' map. </ref> as a plural) was a great mountain range that lay between [[Eriador]] in the west and the Great River [[Anduin]] in the east. They ran 795 miles (1,280 kilometers) from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the far north to [[Methedras]] in the south. Some of the peaks may have been as high as 12,000 feet (3,660 meters).<ref group="note">Their height as calculated in ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]]. This would make the Misty Mountains of similar height as the Alps in Europe, which makes sense, since Tolkien visited the Alps in his youth and was greatly impressed by them.</ref>	+	The '''Misty Mountains''' or '''Mountains of Mist''' ('''''Hithaeglir''''' in [[Sindarin]]<ref group="note">The Hithaeglir were mispelled as "Hithaiglin" on the original ''[[The Lord of the Rings\|Lord of the Rings]]'' map. </ref> as a plural) was a great mountain range that lay between [[Eriador]] in the west and the Great River [[Anduin]] in the east. They ran 795 miles (1,280 kilometers) from [[Mount Gundabad]] in the far north to [[Methedras]] in the south.

	== Geographic Features ==		== Geographic Features ==
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	'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''		'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
	:Misty Mountains appear as both a major game region and within other game areas. The region of "Misty Mountains" consists of the part of the mountain range adjacent to Rivendell Valley, including both [[High Pass]] and [[Goblin-town]]. The mountain range in a broader sense can also be accessed from other in-game regions, including the pass Caradhras in [[Eregion]], former settlement of Dwarves under [[Thror]] in eastern [[Enedwaith]], a village on the slopes of mount [[Methedras]] in [[Dunland]], the cliffs of [[Zirakzigil]] in Moria and the eastern slopes of the Mountains in [[Lothlorien]].		:Misty Mountains appear as both a major game region and within other game areas. The region of "Misty Mountains" consists of the part of the mountain range adjacent to Rivendell Valley, including both [[High Pass]] and [[Goblin-town]]. The mountain range in a broader sense can also be accessed from other in-game regions, including the pass Caradhras in [[Eregion]], former settlement of Dwarves under [[Thror]] in eastern [[Enedwaith]], a village on the slopes of mount [[Methedras]] in [[Dunland]], the cliffs of [[Zirakzigil]] in Moria and the eastern slopes of the Mountains in [[Lothlorien]].
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−	~~== "Misty Mountains" Outside of Tolkien ==~~
−	* [[Led Zeppelin]] recorded a song, "[[Misty Mountain Hop]]", which seems to have borrowed the name but little else from Tolkien. Several other Led Zeppelin songs contain Tolkien references.
−	* Robert Jordan's fantasy series ''The Wheel of Time'' also features a mountain range called the ''Mountains of Mist''.
−	* The canadian rock band Rush mention the Misty Mountains in their song "Rivendell" as a place "where friendly fires burn", and you want to return despite all the good things in Rivendell.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

189.10.130.185: /* "Misty Mountains" Outside of Tolkien */

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"Misty Mountains" Outside of Tolkien

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	* [[Led Zeppelin]] recorded a song, "[[Misty Mountain Hop]]", which seems to have borrowed the name but little else from Tolkien. Several other Led Zeppelin songs contain Tolkien references.		* [[Led Zeppelin]] recorded a song, "[[Misty Mountain Hop]]", which seems to have borrowed the name but little else from Tolkien. Several other Led Zeppelin songs contain Tolkien references.
	* Robert Jordan's fantasy series ''The Wheel of Time'' also features a mountain range called the ''Mountains of Mist''.		* Robert Jordan's fantasy series ''The Wheel of Time'' also features a mountain range called the ''Mountains of Mist''.
		+	* The canadian rock band Rush mention the Misty Mountains in their song "Rivendell" as a place "where friendly fires burn", and you want to return despite all the good things in Rivendell.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Hyarion: Reverted edits by Gollum (talk) to last revision by Ederchil

2013-02-01T03:42:17Z

Reverted edits by Gollum (talk) to last revision by Ederchil

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	The greatest [[Dwarves\|Dwarven]] realm in Middle-Earth, [[Khazad-dûm]], was located at the midpoint of the Misty Mountains. The city was built under three peaks, Redhorn (''[[Caradhras]]'' in Sindarin), Silvertine (''[[Celebdil]]''), and Cloudyhead (''[[Fanuidhol]]''). Inside Silvertine the Dwarves built the [[Endless Stair]], a stairway from the foundations of the mountain to its peak. The southernmost mountain was Methedras (Sindarin for "Last Peak").		The greatest [[Dwarves\|Dwarven]] realm in Middle-Earth, [[Khazad-dûm]], was located at the midpoint of the Misty Mountains. The city was built under three peaks, Redhorn (''[[Caradhras]]'' in Sindarin), Silvertine (''[[Celebdil]]''), and Cloudyhead (''[[Fanuidhol]]''). Inside Silvertine the Dwarves built the [[Endless Stair]], a stairway from the foundations of the mountain to its peak. The southernmost mountain was Methedras (Sindarin for "Last Peak").
	[[Image:Alan Lee - The Redhorn Gate.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Redhorn Gate'' by [[Alan Lee]]]]		[[Image:Alan Lee - The Redhorn Gate.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Redhorn Gate'' by [[Alan Lee]]]]
−	~~another place of interst is the cave were gollum spent over half his life catching and eating raw fish.~~
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	=== Passes over the Misty Mountains ===		=== Passes over the Misty Mountains ===
	The most important passes were the [[High Pass]] and the [[Redhorn Pass]]. There was also a pass at the source of the [[Gladden River]].		The most important passes were the [[High Pass]] and the [[Redhorn Pass]]. There was also a pass at the source of the [[Gladden River]].
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	=== Inhabitants ===		=== Inhabitants ===
−	[[Dwarves]], [[Orcs]], [[Elves]], [[Men]], [[Hobbits]], [[Eagles~~]],[[gollum~~]], and [[Ents]] all lived beneath or alongside the Misty Mountains.	+	[[Dwarves]], [[Orcs]], [[Elves]], [[Men]], [[Hobbits]], [[Eagles]], and [[Ents]] all lived beneath or alongside the Misty Mountains.

	====Dwarves====		====Dwarves====
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	====Eagles====		====Eagles====
	Near the east exit of Goblin-town the Eagles kept an eyrie to keep watch on the Orcs. Much further south, Ents guarded [[Fangorn Forest]], the last remnant of the great [[Southern Forest]] that surrounded the Misty Mountains eons ago.		Near the east exit of Goblin-town the Eagles kept an eyrie to keep watch on the Orcs. Much further south, Ents guarded [[Fangorn Forest]], the last remnant of the great [[Southern Forest]] that surrounded the Misty Mountains eons ago.
−	~~===Gollum=== gollum dwelled in the mountains for four hundered years.~~

	=== In the Third Age ===		=== In the Third Age ===

Gollum: /* Inhabitants */

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Inhabitants

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	=== Inhabitants ===		=== Inhabitants ===
−	[[Dwarves]], [[Orcs]], [[Elves]], [[Men]], [[Hobbits]], [[Eagles]], and [[Ents]] all lived beneath or alongside the Misty Mountains.	+	[[Dwarves]], [[Orcs]], [[Elves]], [[Men]], [[Hobbits]], [[Eagles]],[[gollum]], and [[Ents]] all lived beneath or alongside the Misty Mountains.

	====Dwarves====		====Dwarves====
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	====Eagles====		====Eagles====
	Near the east exit of Goblin-town the Eagles kept an eyrie to keep watch on the Orcs. Much further south, Ents guarded [[Fangorn Forest]], the last remnant of the great [[Southern Forest]] that surrounded the Misty Mountains eons ago.		Near the east exit of Goblin-town the Eagles kept an eyrie to keep watch on the Orcs. Much further south, Ents guarded [[Fangorn Forest]], the last remnant of the great [[Southern Forest]] that surrounded the Misty Mountains eons ago.
		+	===Gollum=== gollum dwelled in the mountains for four hundered years.

	=== In the Third Age ===		=== In the Third Age ===

Gollum: /* Important Peaks */

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Important Peaks

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	The greatest [[Dwarves\|Dwarven]] realm in Middle-Earth, [[Khazad-dûm]], was located at the midpoint of the Misty Mountains. The city was built under three peaks, Redhorn (''[[Caradhras]]'' in Sindarin), Silvertine (''[[Celebdil]]''), and Cloudyhead (''[[Fanuidhol]]''). Inside Silvertine the Dwarves built the [[Endless Stair]], a stairway from the foundations of the mountain to its peak. The southernmost mountain was Methedras (Sindarin for "Last Peak").		The greatest [[Dwarves\|Dwarven]] realm in Middle-Earth, [[Khazad-dûm]], was located at the midpoint of the Misty Mountains. The city was built under three peaks, Redhorn (''[[Caradhras]]'' in Sindarin), Silvertine (''[[Celebdil]]''), and Cloudyhead (''[[Fanuidhol]]''). Inside Silvertine the Dwarves built the [[Endless Stair]], a stairway from the foundations of the mountain to its peak. The southernmost mountain was Methedras (Sindarin for "Last Peak").
	[[Image:Alan Lee - The Redhorn Gate.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Redhorn Gate'' by [[Alan Lee]]]]		[[Image:Alan Lee - The Redhorn Gate.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Redhorn Gate'' by [[Alan Lee]]]]
		+	another place of interst is the cave were gollum spent over half his life catching and eating raw fish.
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	=== Passes over the Misty Mountains ===		=== Passes over the Misty Mountains ===
	The most important passes were the [[High Pass]] and the [[Redhorn Pass]]. There was also a pass at the source of the [[Gladden River]].		The most important passes were the [[High Pass]] and the [[Redhorn Pass]]. There was also a pass at the source of the [[Gladden River]].

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2012-11-07T16:57:26Z

Undo revision 219450 by Gigoachef (talk)

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	The greatest [[Dwarves\|Dwarven]] realm in Middle-Earth, [[Khazad-dûm]], was located at the midpoint of the Misty Mountains. The city was built under three peaks, Redhorn (''[[Caradhras]]'' in Sindarin), Silvertine (''[[Celebdil]]''), and Cloudyhead (''[[Fanuidhol]]''). Inside Silvertine the Dwarves built the [[Endless Stair]], a stairway from the foundations of the mountain to its peak. The southernmost mountain was Methedras (Sindarin for "Last Peak").		The greatest [[Dwarves\|Dwarven]] realm in Middle-Earth, [[Khazad-dûm]], was located at the midpoint of the Misty Mountains. The city was built under three peaks, Redhorn (''[[Caradhras]]'' in Sindarin), Silvertine (''[[Celebdil]]''), and Cloudyhead (''[[Fanuidhol]]''). Inside Silvertine the Dwarves built the [[Endless Stair]], a stairway from the foundations of the mountain to its peak. The southernmost mountain was Methedras (Sindarin for "Last Peak").
	[[Image:Alan Lee - The Redhorn Gate.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Redhorn Gate'' by [[Alan Lee]]]]		[[Image:Alan Lee - The Redhorn Gate.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Redhorn Gate'' by [[Alan Lee]]]]
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	=== Passes over the Misty Mountains ===		=== Passes over the Misty Mountains ===
−	The most important passes were the [[High Pass]] and the [[Redhorn Pass]]~~, but there~~ was also a pass at the source of the [[Gladden River~~]] and, possibly, another one near the headwaters of the [[Mitheithel~~]].	+	The most important passes were the [[High Pass]] and the [[Redhorn Pass]]. There was also a pass at the source of the [[Gladden River]].

	=== Routes around the Misty Mountains ===		=== Routes around the Misty Mountains ===
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	* ''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire]]		* ''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire]]
	* ''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[Riddles in the Dark]]		* ''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[Riddles in the Dark]]
−	* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[Concerning Hobbits]]
	* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[Many Meetings]]		* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[Many Meetings]]
	* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Council of Elrond]]		* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Council of Elrond]]

Gigoachef: Added mention of minor pass at the source of the Mitheithel (see Discussion page)

2012-11-07T16:48:19Z

Added mention of minor pass at the source of the Mitheithel (see Discussion page)

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	The greatest [[Dwarves\|Dwarven]] realm in Middle-Earth, [[Khazad-dûm]], was located at the midpoint of the Misty Mountains. The city was built under three peaks, Redhorn (''[[Caradhras]]'' in Sindarin), Silvertine (''[[Celebdil]]''), and Cloudyhead (''[[Fanuidhol]]''). Inside Silvertine the Dwarves built the [[Endless Stair]], a stairway from the foundations of the mountain to its peak. The southernmost mountain was Methedras (Sindarin for "Last Peak").		The greatest [[Dwarves\|Dwarven]] realm in Middle-Earth, [[Khazad-dûm]], was located at the midpoint of the Misty Mountains. The city was built under three peaks, Redhorn (''[[Caradhras]]'' in Sindarin), Silvertine (''[[Celebdil]]''), and Cloudyhead (''[[Fanuidhol]]''). Inside Silvertine the Dwarves built the [[Endless Stair]], a stairway from the foundations of the mountain to its peak. The southernmost mountain was Methedras (Sindarin for "Last Peak").
	[[Image:Alan Lee - The Redhorn Gate.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Redhorn Gate'' by [[Alan Lee]]]]		[[Image:Alan Lee - The Redhorn Gate.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Redhorn Gate'' by [[Alan Lee]]]]
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	=== Passes over the Misty Mountains ===		=== Passes over the Misty Mountains ===
−	The most important passes were the [[High Pass]] and the [[Redhorn Pass]]~~. There~~ was also a pass at the source of the [[Gladden River]].	+	The most important passes were the [[High Pass]] and the [[Redhorn Pass]], but there was also a pass at the source of the [[Gladden River]] and, possibly, another one near the headwaters of the [[Mitheithel]].

	=== Routes around the Misty Mountains ===		=== Routes around the Misty Mountains ===
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	* ''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire]]		* ''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire]]
	* ''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[Riddles in the Dark]]		* ''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[Riddles in the Dark]]
		+	* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[Concerning Hobbits]]
	* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[Many Meetings]]		* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[Many Meetings]]
	* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Council of Elrond]]		* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Council of Elrond]]

Mith: Proper date format

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Proper date format

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	====Hobbits====		====Hobbits====
−	Hobbits lived for untold years along the foothills of the Misty Mountains near the [[Vales of Anduin]]. Around ~~Third Age~~ 1050, the Hobbit group known as the [[Harfoots]] migrated west across the Misty Mountains, fleeing the ever more numerous Men and the Shadow growing in [[Mirkwood]]. Later the other two groups of Hobbits, the [[Stoors]] and [[Fallohides]], migrated west as well, until by 2500 no Hobbits could be found east of the mountains.	+	Hobbits lived for untold years along the foothills of the Misty Mountains near the [[Vales of Anduin]]. Around {{TA\|1050\|n}}, the Hobbit group known as the [[Harfoots]] migrated west across the Misty Mountains, fleeing the ever more numerous Men and the Shadow growing in [[Mirkwood]]. Later the other two groups of Hobbits, the [[Stoors]] and [[Fallohides]], migrated west as well, until by 2500 no Hobbits could be found east of the mountains.

	====Eagles====		====Eagles====

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Bot comment: changed category.

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	[[de:Nebelgebirge]]		[[de:Nebelgebirge]]
	[[fi:Sumuvuoret]]		[[fi:Sumuvuoret]]
	[[fr:encyclo/geographie/reliefs/monts_brumeux]]		[[fr:encyclo/geographie/reliefs/monts_brumeux]]