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| name=House of Ransom | |||
| image=[[File:Anke Eißmann - Ascent to Amon Rûdh.jpg|250px]] | |||
| caption="Ascent to Amon Rûdh" by [[Anke Eißmann]] | |||
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| othernames=''Bar-en-Danwedh'' ([[Sindarin|S]]) | |||
| location=[[Amon Rûdh]], [[Talath Dirnen]] | |||
| type=Refuge | |||
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| inhabitants=[[Mîm]] and his sons, [[Gaurwaith]] | |||
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| destroyed={{FA|489}}<br />[[Sack of Bar-en-Danwedh]] | |||
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The '''House of Ransom''' was the secret home of the [[Gaurwaith]] when they controlled [[Dor-Cúarthol]]. It consisted in an underground complex inside the hill of [[Amon Rûdh]]. | |||
Túrin and the outlaws stayed for more than a year in Bar-en-Danwedh, where they were joined by [[Beleg Strongbow]] out of [[Doriath]]. They defended the lands around against [[ | ==History== | ||
The place was originally a collony of [[Petty-dwarves]], and it was known as '''Bar-en-Nibin-noeg''', the "House of the Petty-dwarves". As the [[First Age]] wore on, these people dwindled, until at last only three survived: [[Mîm]] and his two sons [[Khîm]] and [[Ibun]]. To their misfortune, the Petty-dwarves encountered [[Túrin]] at the time he led a desperate band of outlaws. Mîm's sons fled, but Mîm himself was caught, and agreed to house the outlaws in exchange of his own life. So the Dwarf-delvings of Amon Rûdh became known as '''Bar-en-Danwedh''', meaning ''''House of Ransom''''. The ransom, in fact, was a double one: when they returned to Amon Rûdh, it was learned that Khîm had been shot by an arrow as he fled, and was dead. In recompense, Túrin promised to pay Mîm a ransom of his own, if ever he was able. | |||
Túrin and the outlaws stayed for more than a year in Bar-en-Danwedh, where they were joined by [[Beleg|Beleg Strongbow]] out of [[Doriath]]. They defended the lands around against [[Morgoth]]'s forces, and became so famous in that region that they gained a following, with Túrin and Beleg coming to be known as the [[Two Captains]] of [[Dor-Cúarthol]]. In the end, though, disaster struck: Mîm betrayed them to the [[Orcs]], who slew the outlaws and captured Túrin in a net. Beleg survived, and Mîm fled from him, never to return to his old House of Ransom on Amon Rûdh.<ref>{{S|Turin}}</ref><ref>{{CH|7}}</ref> | |||
==Other names== | |||
Another name of the house was '''Echad i Sedryn''' ([[Sindarin]], "Camp of the Faithful"). The "faithful" referred to [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]] and his companions, after they had taken refuge there.<ref>{{CH|8}}, p. 144</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:23, 28 May 2020
House of Ransom | |
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Refuge | |
"Ascent to Amon Rûdh" by Anke Eißmann | |
General Information | |
Other names | Bar-en-Danwedh (S) |
Location | Amon Rûdh, Talath Dirnen |
Type | Refuge |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Mîm and his sons, Gaurwaith |
Destroyed | F.A. 489 Sack of Bar-en-Danwedh |
The House of Ransom was the secret home of the Gaurwaith when they controlled Dor-Cúarthol. It consisted in an underground complex inside the hill of Amon Rûdh.
History
The place was originally a collony of Petty-dwarves, and it was known as Bar-en-Nibin-noeg, the "House of the Petty-dwarves". As the First Age wore on, these people dwindled, until at last only three survived: Mîm and his two sons Khîm and Ibun. To their misfortune, the Petty-dwarves encountered Túrin at the time he led a desperate band of outlaws. Mîm's sons fled, but Mîm himself was caught, and agreed to house the outlaws in exchange of his own life. So the Dwarf-delvings of Amon Rûdh became known as Bar-en-Danwedh, meaning 'House of Ransom'. The ransom, in fact, was a double one: when they returned to Amon Rûdh, it was learned that Khîm had been shot by an arrow as he fled, and was dead. In recompense, Túrin promised to pay Mîm a ransom of his own, if ever he was able.
Túrin and the outlaws stayed for more than a year in Bar-en-Danwedh, where they were joined by Beleg Strongbow out of Doriath. They defended the lands around against Morgoth's forces, and became so famous in that region that they gained a following, with Túrin and Beleg coming to be known as the Two Captains of Dor-Cúarthol. In the end, though, disaster struck: Mîm betrayed them to the Orcs, who slew the outlaws and captured Túrin in a net. Beleg survived, and Mîm fled from him, never to return to his old House of Ransom on Amon Rûdh.[1][2]
Other names
Another name of the house was Echad i Sedryn (Sindarin, "Camp of the Faithful"). The "faithful" referred to Túrin Turambar and his companions, after they had taken refuge there.[3]