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Taniquetil, also known as Oiolossë and the Holy Mountain,[1] was the highest peak in all of Arda's history. It was located near the coast of Valinor.

Location[]

Taniquetil location

The location of Taniquetil

Taniquetil was part of the Pelóri, south of the Calacirya. At the peak of this mountain was Ilmarin, the dwelling place of Manwë and Varda.[2] From there they could view all of Arda, even past Kalórmë and the Gates of Morning.

History[]

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Taniquetil and the Eagles

Taniquetil was raised 3,450 Valian Years (or 33,000 solar years) after the Valar arrived in .[citation needed]

After the Two Lamps of the Valar were destroyed by Melkor in the distant past of the World, the Valar themselves withdrew from Middle-earth into a land on the far western edges of Arda. Along its eastern shoreline, they raised a great mountain range as a defence against the Dark Lord, and the greatest of all those mountains was Taniquetil.

On the peak of Taniquetil, Manwë and Varda had their halls of Ilmarin, from which they looked out across the World, and from those halls Manwë sent out his hawks and eagles to watch over Arda.[3] Because the dwellings of the Elder King and his spouse were located on its summit, Taniquetil became known as the Holy Mountain. Due to the reverence of the Vanyar for the mountain, they abandoned their own city of Tirion and settled on the flanks of Taniquetil beneath the halls of Manwë.[4]

Etymology[]

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Taniquetil in the night

In Quenya, Taniquetil means "High-Snow-Peak".[5]

Other names[]

  • Oiolossë [(ˈoron) ˌoɪ.oˈlosːe]), the "Everlasting whiteness"
  • Arfanyaras(së) (Q.), or Ras-Arphain (S.), both meaning the "High Shining White Peak"[6]
  • Amon Uilos, the "Mount Everwhite", its Sindarin name[7]
  • Dâhan-igwiš-telgûn(formal) or Dahanigwishtilgûn (informal), its Valarin name[5]
  • Elerrína, Crowned with Stars[1][8]
  • Hill of Ilmarin, a name mentioned in Bilbo Baggins's Eärendillinwë[2][9]

Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ጣኒቁአቲል
Arabic طانيقويتيل
Armenian Տանիքուետիլ
Assamese টেনিকেটিল
Belarusian Cyrillic Таніqуетіл
Bengali ট্যানিকুটিল
Bulgarian Cyrillic Таникветил
Danish Taniquetilbjerget ("Den Høje Hvide Tinde")
Georgian ტანიქუეტილი
Greek Τανίκουετιλ
Gujarati ટેનિકેટિલ
Hebrew טאניקויתיל
Hindi तनिकेटिल
Japanese タニクウェティル
Kannada ತಾನಿಕ್ವೆಟಿಲ್
Kazakh Таніқұетіл (Cyrillic) Taniquetil (Latin)
Konkoni तानिकेटिल
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Таниqуэтил
Macedonian Cyrillic Таниqуетил
Marathi टॅनिकिटिल
Mongolian Cyrillic Таниqуетил
Nepalese टनिक़ुएतिल
Pashto طانیقوېتیل
Persian تانیکوئتیل
Punjabi ਟੈਨਿਕਟੀਲ
Russian Таниквэтиль
Serbian Таниqуетил (Cyrillic) Тaniquetil (Latin)
Sinhalese ටැනිකෙටිල්
Tajik Cyrillic Таниқуетил
Tamil தனிக்குடில்
Telugu తానికెటిల్
Thai ทานิเควทิล
Ukrainian Cyrillic Таніqуетіл
Urdu طانیقوےتیل
Uzbek Таниқуетил (Cyrillic) Taniquetil (Latin)
Yiddish טאַניקוועטיל
Places in the Undying Lands (Aman and Tol Eressëa)
Places and regions of the Valar
ValinorEzelloharGardens of LòrienHalls of MandosHalls of NiennaHouse of TulkasIlmarinMáhanaxarPastures of YavannaWells of VardaWoods of OromëPlain of ValinorTwo Trees of Valinor
Other regions
EldamarAlalvinórëAramanAvatharEnchanted IslesHaerastOiomúrëSindanóriëGalathilion
Mountains and passes
PelóriTaniquetilHyarmentirTúnaCalaciryaCaves of the Forgotten
Bodies of water
AfrosBay of EldamarGruirHíriLórellinShadowy SeasSirnúmen
Cities and strongholds
ValmarAlqualondëAvallónëFormenosKôrtirionTavrobelTirionLumbi
Houses and towers
Cottage of Lost PlayHouse of the Hundred ChimneysMindon EldaliévaTower of AvallónëTower of TavrobelTram Nybol


References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, chapter III: "The Quenta"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. VII: The Treason of Isengard, chapter V: "Bilbo's Song at Rivendell: Errantry and Eärendillinwë"
  3. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter I: "The Cottage of Lost Play"
  4. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter VI: "The Theft of Melko and the Darkening of Valinor"
  5. 5.0 5.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Four: Quendi and Eldar, Appendix D: Kwen, Quenya, and the Elvish (especially Ñoldorin) words for 'Language'
  6. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Four: Quendi and Eldar
  7. Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
  8. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Later Quenta Silmarillion, The First Phase, "Of Valinor and the Two Trees"
  9. The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter I: "Many Meetings"
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