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| image=[[Image:John Howe - Zirak-zigil.jpg|250px|The battle between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] atop Celebdil as depicted by [[John Howe]].]]
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| name=Celebdil
| name=Celebdil
| location=above [[Khazad-dûm]], south of [[Caradhras]] and [[Fanuidhol]], on the border between [[Eriador]] and [[Rhovanion (region)|Rhovanion]]
| location=above [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]], south of [[Caradhras]] and [[Fanuidhol]], on the border between [[Eriador]] and [[Rhovanion]]
| belongs=the [[Misty Mountains]]
| belongs=the [[Misty Mountains]]
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| othernames=''Celebdil'' ([[Sindarin]]), ''Zirakzigil'' ([[Khuzdul]])
| othernames=''Silvertine'' ([[Westron]]), ''Zirakzigil'' ([[Khuzdul]])
| etymology=Celebdil: ''[[celeb]]'' - silver, ''[[dil]]'' - horn<br />Zirakzigil: ''[[zirak]]'' - spike, ''[[zigil]]'' - silver
| etymology=Celebdil: ''[[celeb]]'' - silver, ''[[dil]]'' - horn<br />Zirakzigil: ''[[zirak]]'' - spike, ''[[zigil]]'' - silver
| events=final struggle between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]]
| events=[[Battle of the Peak|final struggle]] between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]]
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'''Silvertine''', also called '''Celebdil''' and '''Zirakzigil''' (the literal [[Westron]] and [[Khuzdul]] translations of the [[Sindarin]] name), was one of the three peaks that stood above the [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] city of [[Khazad-dûm]]. The other two were [[Caradhras]] (''Redhorn'') and [[Fanuidhol]] (''Cloudyhead'').
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'''Celebdil''', also known as '''Silvertine''' and '''Zirakzigil''', was one of the three peaks that stood above the [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] city of [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]]. The other two were [[Caradhras]] (''Redhorn'') and [[Fanuidhol]] (''Cloudyhead'').
 
Celebdil was the southernmost of the [[Mountains of Moria]] and the [[Endless Stair]] led from the deepest halls of Khazad-dûm up to [[Durin's Tower]] on the peak of the mountain. There the [[Battle of the Peak]] between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] took place.<ref name="White Rider">{{HM|TT}}, "[[The White Rider]]"</ref>


Celebdil was the southernmost of the [[Mountains of Moria]] and the [[Endless Stair]] led from the deepest halls of Khazad-dûm up to [[Durin's Tower]] on the peak of the mountain. There the final battle between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] took place.<ref name="White Rider">{{HM|TT}}, "[[The White Rider]]"</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The element contains ''tine'' "spike, sharp horn"
''Celebdil'' is the [[Sindarin]] name of [[Khuzdul]] ''Zirakzigil'', translated as the mountain Silvertine. ''Celebdil'' contains ''[[celeb]]'' ("silver") and a derivative of the [[Sundocarmë|root]] [[TIL]].<ref name=S">{{S|Elements}}, entries ''celeb'' and ''til''</ref>
 
''Silvertine'' contains ''tine'', "spike, sharp horn".<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 775</ref>
 
==Inspiration==
Tolkien wrote to his son [[Michael Tolkien|Michael]] that on a trip to Switzerland in his youth he had regretted leaving a view of two mountains: the Jungfrau and "the ''Silberhorn'' sharp against dark blue: the ''Silvertine (Celebdil)'' of my dreams."<ref>{{L|306}}</ref>
 
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]]'':'''
:Zirakzigil makes an appearance during Gandalf's fight with the Balrog.


It is a translation of [[Sindarin]] ''[[Celebdil]]'' and [[Khuzdul]] ''[[Zirakzigil]]''
'''2008: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria]]'':'''
:Players are able to visit the cliffs of Zirakzigil, where the body of ''Durin's Bane'' now resides. Also, a large area of the mines is dubbed as '''Silvertine Lodes''' - due to being located below the Silvertine.


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Celebdil
Physical Description
Locationabove Khazad-dûm, south of Caradhras and Fanuidhol, on the border between Eriador and Rhovanion
Belongs tothe Misty Mountains
General Information
Other namesSilvertine (Westron), Zirakzigil (Khuzdul)
EtymologyCelebdil: celeb - silver, dil - horn
Zirakzigil: zirak - spike, zigil - silver
Eventsfinal struggle between Gandalf and Durin's Bane

Celebdil, also known as Silvertine and Zirakzigil, was one of the three peaks that stood above the Dwarven city of Khazad-dûm. The other two were Caradhras (Redhorn) and Fanuidhol (Cloudyhead).

Celebdil was the southernmost of the Mountains of Moria and the Endless Stair led from the deepest halls of Khazad-dûm up to Durin's Tower on the peak of the mountain. There the Battle of the Peak between Gandalf and Durin's Bane took place.[1]

Etymology

Celebdil is the Sindarin name of Khuzdul Zirakzigil, translated as the mountain Silvertine. Celebdil contains celeb ("silver") and a derivative of the root TIL.[2]

Silvertine contains tine, "spike, sharp horn".[3]

Inspiration

Tolkien wrote to his son Michael that on a trip to Switzerland in his youth he had regretted leaving a view of two mountains: the Jungfrau and "the Silberhorn sharp against dark blue: the Silvertine (Celebdil) of my dreams."[4]

Portrayal in adaptations

2002: Peter Jackson's The Two Towers:

Zirakzigil makes an appearance during Gandalf's fight with the Balrog.

2008: The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria:

Players are able to visit the cliffs of Zirakzigil, where the body of Durin's Bane now resides. Also, a large area of the mines is dubbed as Silvertine Lodes - due to being located below the Silvertine.

References

Route of the Fellowship of the Ring
Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas
Rivendell · Eregion · Caradhras · Moria · Lothlórien · Caras Galadhon · Anduin · Parth Galen · Amon Hen · Eastemnet · Fangorn Forest · Rohan · Edoras · Hornburg · Isengard · Dunharrow · Paths of the Dead · Gondor · Hill of Erech · Lamedon · Linhir · Lebennin · Pelargir · Minas Tirith · Osgiliath · Cross-roads · Ithilien · Dagorlad · Black Gate · Field of Cormallen · Cair Andros · Gondor · Minas Tirith · Anórien · Rohan · Edoras · Isengard
Boromir
Rivendell · Eregion · Caradhras · Moria · Lothlórien · Caras Galadhon · Anduin · Parth Galen · Amon Hen
Frodo and Sam
Rivendell · Eregion · Caradhras · Moria · Lothlórien · Caras Galadhon · Anduin · Parth Galen · Amon Hen · Emyn Muil · Dead Marshes · Black Gate · Ithilien · Henneth Annûn · Cross-roads · Morgul Vale · Stairs of Cirith Ungol · Cirith Ungol · Shelob's Lair · Tower of Cirith Ungol · Mordor · Morgai · Plateau of Gorgoroth · Mount Doom · Field of Cormallen · Cair Andros · Gondor · Minas Tirith · Anórien · Rohan · Edoras · Isengard
Gandalf
Rivendell · Eregion · Caradhras · Moria · Celebdil† · Lothlórien · Fangorn Forest · Edoras · Hornburg · Isengard · Rohan · Anórien · Gondor · Minas Tirith · Osgiliath · Cross-roads · Ithilien · Dagorlad · Black Gate · Field of Cormallen · Cair Andros · Gondor · Minas Tirith · Anórien · Rohan · Edoras · Isengard
Merry
Rivendell · Eregion · Caradhras · Moria · Lothlórien · Caras Galadhon · Anduin · Parth Galen · Amon Hen · Emyn Muil · Eastemnet · Fangorn Forest · Wellinghall · Derndingle · Isengard · Hornburg · Dunharrow · Drúadan Forest · Gondor · Minas Tirith · Anórien · Rohan · Edoras · Isengard
Pippin
Rivendell · Eregion · Caradhras · Moria · Lothlórien · Caras Galadhon · Anduin · Amon Hen · Parth Galen · Emyn Muil · Eastemnet · Fangorn Forest · Wellinghall · Derndingle · Isengard · Rohan · Anórien · Gondor · Minas Tirith · Osgiliath · Cross-roads · Ithilien · Dagorlad · Black Gate · Field of Cormallen · Gondor · Cair Andros · Minas Tirith · Anórien · Rohan · Edoras · Isengard