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Main article: Taniquetil

Amon Uilos was the Sindarin translation of the Quenya name Oiolossë. It was better known by the name of Taniquetil.^[1]^[2]

↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 26

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-The [[Sindarin]] translation of the [[Quenya]] name [[Oiolossë]], the mountain of everlasting snow that towered above even the [[Pelóri]], the tallest mountains in [[Arda]]. It was better known by the name of [[Taniquetil]], the great white mountain on the peak of which stood the halls of [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]]. From their thrones on the pinnacle of Amon Uilos they were said the be able to see the entirety of [[Arda]].
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+'''Amon Uilos''' was the [[Sindarin]] translation of the [[Quenya]] name [[Oiolossë]]. It was better known by the name of [[Taniquetil]].<ref name=SIndex>{{S|Index}}</ref><ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, p. 26</ref>
+==Etymology==
+*''[[amon]]'' ("steep-sided mount") + ''[[uilos]]'' ("always white")
+{{references}}
 [[Category:Mountains]]
+[[Category:Sindarin locations]]
+[[fi:Amon Uilos]]
+[[fr:encyclo/geographie/reliefs/aman/amon_uilos]]