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[[Image:Jef Murray - Tower Hills.jpg|thumb|''Tower Hills'' by [[Jef Murray]]]]
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The '''Tower Hills''' ([[Sindarin|Sind.]] ''[[Emyn Beraid]]'') were a series of steep hills at the west end of [[Eriador]].
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| description=A range of hills where the [[White Towers]] were built
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| towns=[[Undertowers]]<ref>{{App|Later}}</ref>
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The '''Tower Hills''' ([[Sindarin|Sind.]] ''Emyn Beraid'') were a range of hills at the west end of [[Eriador]]. They lay east of [[Grey Havens|Mithlond]], the Grey Havens of [[Lindon]], and west of the [[White Downs]], of old the border of [[the Shire]].


They lay about 30 [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] miles east of [[Mithlond]], the Grey Havens of [[Lindon]], and about 50 miles west of the [[White Downs]], of old the border of [[the Shire]].
High upon the Tower Hills stood three tall [[Elves|Elven]] towers, the [[White Towers]], the highest of which was called ''[[Elostirion]]'', which held a ''[[Palantíri|Palantír]]''.<ref>{{UT|Palantiri}}, Note 2</ref>


High upon the Tower Hills stood three tall [[Elves|Elven]] towers, the [[White Towers]], the highest of which was called ''[[Elostirion]]'' and held a [[Palantíri|Palantír]]. The towers were built before the end of the [[Second Age]] by [[Gil-galad]] as a gift for [[Elendil]].
==History==
Although [[Gil-galad]]'s kingdom didn't have clear bounds south of the [[Lune]], the [[Elves of Lindon]] maintained an outpost there.<ref>{{PM|Atani}}</ref>


The Tower Hills formed the ancient border between the Elven realm of [[Lindon]] and the Kingdom of [[Arnor]], and the [[East Road|Great East Road]] which led all the way to Rivendell ran through them.
In {{SA|600}}, when the first ship of the [[Númenóreans]] sailed up the [[Gulf of Lune]] there was a meeting between the men from the sea and their [[Middle Men|distant kinsmen]] in the Hills.<ref>{{UT|Wife}}</ref>


In the early [[Fourth Age]], [[Elanor Gardner|Elanor]] daughter of [[Samwise Gamgee]] and her husband ''Fastred'' moved to the Tower Hills, founding the town of ''Undertowers'' on the eastern slopes of the Hills, and becoming the ''Wardens of [[Westmarch]]'', when the Tower Hills became the new western border of the Shire.
The White Towers upon the Tower Hills were built before the end of the [[Second Age]] by [[Gil-galad]] for his friend [[Elendil]].<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref>
[[File:WiMe-White Towers-1-.png|thumb|150px]]
==Portrayal in Adaptations== 


During the [[Third Age]], [[Wandering Companies|bands of Elves]] would go in pilgrimage to Elostirion in order to have a glimpse of the West through the [[Elostirion-stone]].<ref>{{FR|Three}}</ref> The Stone remained in its tower until the end of the Age; it was then taken back into the West.<ref>{{RK|Havens}}</ref>
In {{FoA|31}} the [[Westmarch]] was added to [[the Shire]], making the Tower Hills the new western border of the land. Three years later [[Thain]] [[Peregrin Took|Peregrin I]] made [[Fastred of Greenholm]] the first Warden of Westmarch. He and his wife [[Elanor Gardner|Elanor]], daughter of [[Samwise Gamgee]], moved to the Tower Hills and founded the town of [[Undertowers]] on the eastern slopes.<ref>{{App|Later}}</ref>
==Etymology==
The name ''Emyn Beraid'' is [[Sindarin]] for Tower Hills, from ''[[amon|emyn]]'' ("hills")<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''amon''</ref> and ''[[barad|beraid]]'' ("towers").<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''barad''</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-2710061993.html|articlename=S. ''Emyn Beraid'' loc.|dated=|website=Eldamo|accessed=1 November 2019}}</ref>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:War in Middle Earth - The White Towers.png|thumb|left|A screenshot from ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]'']]
'''1988: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]'':'''
'''1988: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]'':'''
:The Towers Hills are one of the battlegrounds in this game. The [[White Towers]] can be seen at the background of the map.  
:The Towers Hills are one of the battlegrounds in this game. The [[White Towers]] can be seen at the background of the map.


==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Tower Hills|Images of Tower Hills]]


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Revision as of 15:48, 19 June 2021

Tower Hills
Hills
Ted Nasmith - The White Towers.jpg
"The White Towers" by Ted Nasmith
General Information
Other namesEmyn Beraid
LocationWestern Eriador, west of the Far Downs south-east of the Grey Havens
TypeHills
DescriptionA range of hills where the White Towers were built
InhabitantsElves
Men
Later Hobbits

The Tower Hills (Sind. Emyn Beraid) were a range of hills at the west end of Eriador. They lay east of Mithlond, the Grey Havens of Lindon, and west of the White Downs, of old the border of the Shire.

High upon the Tower Hills stood three tall Elven towers, the White Towers, the highest of which was called Elostirion, which held a Palantír.[1]

History

Although Gil-galad's kingdom didn't have clear bounds south of the Lune, the Elves of Lindon maintained an outpost there.[2]

In S.A. 600, when the first ship of the Númenóreans sailed up the Gulf of Lune there was a meeting between the men from the sea and their distant kinsmen in the Hills.[3]

The White Towers upon the Tower Hills were built before the end of the Second Age by Gil-galad for his friend Elendil.[4]

During the Third Age, bands of Elves would go in pilgrimage to Elostirion in order to have a glimpse of the West through the Elostirion-stone.[5] The Stone remained in its tower until the end of the Age; it was then taken back into the West.[6]

In Fo.A. 31 the Westmarch was added to the Shire, making the Tower Hills the new western border of the land. Three years later Thain Peregrin I made Fastred of Greenholm the first Warden of Westmarch. He and his wife Elanor, daughter of Samwise Gamgee, moved to the Tower Hills and founded the town of Undertowers on the eastern slopes.[7]

Etymology

The name Emyn Beraid is Sindarin for Tower Hills, from emyn ("hills")[8] and beraid ("towers").[9][10]

Portrayal in adaptations

1988: J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth:

The Towers Hills are one of the battlegrounds in this game. The White Towers can be seen at the background of the map.




References