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'''Ras Morthil''' ([[Sindarin|S.]] "Peak | '''Ras Morthil''' ([[Sindarin|S.]] "Peak Blacktine") was the last mountain on a soutehr spur of the [[White Mountains]]. It stood on the cape of [[Andrast]]. The mountain chain that ran along the length of the cape was, for a long time, the home of tribes of the [[Drúedain]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
[[Ras]] means "horn" (cf. [[Caradhras]]); Morthil is composed obviously from the well-attested element [[mor]] plus the element [[til]] seen in [[Celebdil]]. After ''r'', the sound ''t'' becomes ''th''. | |||
[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||
[[Category:Gondor]] | [[Category:Gondor]] | ||
Revision as of 09:00, 28 November 2008
Ras Morthil (S. "Peak Blacktine") was the last mountain on a soutehr spur of the White Mountains. It stood on the cape of Andrast. The mountain chain that ran along the length of the cape was, for a long time, the home of tribes of the Drúedain.
Etymology
Ras means "horn" (cf. Caradhras); Morthil is composed obviously from the well-attested element mor plus the element til seen in Celebdil. After r, the sound t becomes th.
