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'''Mount Rerir''' was a mountain on the western side of the [[Ered Luin]], in [[Thargelion]] (a region of [[Beleriand]]) to the north of [[Helevorn|Lake Helevorn]], and it was one of the sources of [[Gelion]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref>  
'''Mount Rerir''' was a mountain on the western side of the [[Ered Luin]], in [[Thargelion]] (a region of [[Beleriand]]) to the north of [[Helevorn|Lake Helevorn]], and it was one of the sources of [[Gelion]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref>


==History==
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[[Robert Foster]] proposes the name is [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry "Rerir"</ref>
[[Robert Foster]] proposes the name is [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry "Rerir"</ref>
==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
Perhaps [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] re-used a name appearing in Norse mythology: in ''[[The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Rerir|Rerir]]'' is the name of the grandson of [[Wikipedia:Odin|Ódin]].<ref>{{HM|SG}}, p. 72</ref>  
Perhaps [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] re-used a name appearing in Norse mythology: in ''[[The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Rerir|Rerir]]'' is the name of the grandson of [[Wikipedia:Odin|Ódin]].<ref>{{HM|SG}}, p. 72</ref>
 
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[[Category:Beleriand]]
[[Category:Mountains]]
[[Category:Mountains]]
[[Category:Beleriand]]
[[de:Rerir]]
[[de:Rerir]]
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/reliefs/beleriand/mont_rerir]]
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/reliefs/beleriand/mont_rerir]]
[[fi:Reririn vuori]]
[[fi:Reririn vuori]]

Revision as of 09:32, 18 March 2018

Mount Rerir
Mountain
General Information
LocationNorthern Blue Mountains
TypeMountain
InhabitantsElves

Mount Rerir was a mountain on the western side of the Ered Luin, in Thargelion (a region of Beleriand) to the north of Lake Helevorn, and it was one of the sources of Gelion.[1]

History

The land around the mountain belonged to Caranthir, who built a fortress on its western slopes.[2] The fortress was lost during Dagor Bragollach.[3] Elven forces probably withdrew from the area after the battle, and most definitely after Nirnaeth Arnoediad.[4]

After the War of Wrath, Rerir was apparently heavily damaged, and from the Second Age onward it was but only a shadow of its former size.

Etymology

Rerir is a name in an unknown language, and of an unknown meaning.[5]

Robert Foster proposes the name is Sindarin.[6]

Inspiration

Perhaps J.R.R. Tolkien re-used a name appearing in Norse mythology: in The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, Rerir is the name of the grandson of Ódin.[7]

References