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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name means "haunted mountain".{{fact}} The first element is also seen in the [[Rohirric]] names ''[[Dwimordene]]'' ([[Lothlórien]]) and ''[[Dwimmerlaik]]'' ([[Witch-king]]). The second element means "mountain".{{fact}}
The name means "haunted mountain" in [[Old English]], representing the [[Rohan language]],<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, p. 101</ref> from ''[[Wiktionary:dwimor#Old_English|dwimor]]'' "phantom, ghost" + ''[[Wiktionary:beorg#Old_English|beorg]]'' "mountain".
 
The first element, from which the English word ''dwimmer'' derives, is also seen in the Rohanese names ''[[Dwimordene]]'' ([[Lothlórien]]) and ''[[Dwimmerlaik]]'' ([[Witch-king]]).


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Dwimorberg or Haunted Mountain was one of the White Mountains. To the west, there was the ancient hold of Dunharrow overlooking Harrowdale from the east.[1]

The mountain was brooding and black. On its lower slopes was the wood of Dimholt. Beyond its glen and behind a single standing stone, was the Dark Door, which led inside the Dwimorberg and the haunted Paths of the Dead.[1]

The wraiths of the Oathbreakers haunted the mountain, giving it its name. After Aragorn redeemed them, the Dwimorberg was haunted no longer.[2]

Etymology

The name means "haunted mountain" in Old English, representing the Rohan language,[3] from dwimor "phantom, ghost" + beorg "mountain".

The first element, from which the English word dwimmer derives, is also seen in the Rohanese names Dwimordene (Lothlórien) and Dwimmerlaik (Witch-king).

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