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'''Cerin Amroth''' was a mound in the heart of the ancient land of [[Lothlórien]] on which grew two rings of trees and a great tree with a white [[flet]].<ref>{{FR|II6}}</ref>
The hill was originally piled after the first millennium of the [[Third Age]] to be used as an outlook post for the growing shadow of [[Dol Guldur]]. [[Amroth]], the [[king of Lórien]], later built a house on the flet to use as a home and the hill became named after him.<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}</ref> However his house was not present centuries later, and the hill was covered with [[Elanor (flower)|elanor]] and [[niphredil]].<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', p. 67</ref>
It was here that [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] betrothed centuries later, and where Arwen surrendered her life<ref>{{App|Tale}}</ref> in {{FoA|121}}.<ref>{{App|Later}}</ref>
==Etymology==
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The mound of [[Amroth]], that stood in the heart of [[Lórien]] and held the house of that King before he was lost. It was here that [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] plighted their troth centuries later, and where Arwen surrendered her life in F.A. 121.
''Cerin Amroth'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "Amroth's Mound", consisting of ''[[cerin]]'' + ''[[Amroth#Etymology|Amroth]]''.<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 309</ref>


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The name Amroth refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Amroth (disambiguation).
Cerin Amroth by Matěj Čadil

Cerin Amroth was a mound in the heart of the ancient land of Lothlórien on which grew two rings of trees and a great tree with a white flet.[1]

The hill was originally piled after the first millennium of the Third Age to be used as an outlook post for the growing shadow of Dol Guldur. Amroth, the king of Lórien, later built a house on the flet to use as a home and the hill became named after him.[2] However his house was not present centuries later, and the hill was covered with elanor and niphredil.[3]

It was here that Aragorn and Arwen betrothed centuries later, and where Arwen surrendered her life[4] in Fo.A. 121.[5]

Etymology

Cerin Amroth is a Sindarin name meaning "Amroth's Mound", consisting of cerin + Amroth.[6]

References