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'''Sorontil''' is a mountain of [[Númenor]] (actually the only known besides [[Meneltarma]]) standing near the island's [[North Cape]] of [[Forostar]], with its eastern flanks forming sheer sea-cliffs.<ref>{{UT|IMap}}</ref> | |||
[[Tar-Meneldur]] built a tall tower in the vicinity of this mountain.<ref>{{UT|Numenor}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
Sorontil is not given a translation in the sources, but an apparent analysis would be ''[[soron]]'' + ''-[[til]]'', thus meaning "Eagle peak". The translation would suggest that its craggy peaks were possibly populated by [[Eagles]].<ref>{{webcite|website=EoA|articlename=Sorontil|articleurl=http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/s/sorontil.html|author=Mark Fisher}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 22:58, 26 August 2014
Sorontil is a mountain of Númenor (actually the only known besides Meneltarma) standing near the island's North Cape of Forostar, with its eastern flanks forming sheer sea-cliffs.[1]
Tar-Meneldur built a tall tower in the vicinity of this mountain.[2]
Etymology
Sorontil is not given a translation in the sources, but an apparent analysis would be soron + -til, thus meaning "Eagle peak". The translation would suggest that its craggy peaks were possibly populated by Eagles.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Introduction", "The Map of Middle-earth"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "A Description of the Island of Númenor"
- ↑ Mark Fisher, "Sorontil", Encyclopedia of Arda (accessed 24 April 2024)