Amon Anwar

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Amon Anwar (S. amon "hill" + anwar "awe") was the original Sindarin name for the hill known to the Rohirrim as the Halifirien. The last of the beacon-hills of Gondor, it stood on the borders of the land of Rohan, and the secret Tomb of Elendil lay there for many centuries.