Blue Mountains
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The Blue Mountains are a prominent mountain range in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, forming the western border of Eriador and playing a key role in the history of the Dwarves.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Mountains canonical | 9 |
| The Blue Mountains | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional mountain range
ⓘ
location in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Ered Wethrin
ⓘ
surface form:
Ered Mithrin (by wider northern ranges)
Forlindon ⓘ Harlindon ⓘ Lindon, Utah ⓘ
surface form:
Lindon
|
| ageFirstMentioned | First Age ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ered Lindon
ⓘ
Ered Luin ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Gulf of Lhûn ⓘ |
| contains |
Khazad-dûm
ⓘ
surface form:
Belegost
Dwarven halls ⓘ Dwarven mines ⓘ Nogrod ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| existsInAge |
First Age
ⓘ
Fourth Age ⓘ Second Age ⓘ Third Age ⓘ |
| featureType | mountain range ⓘ |
| formsBorderOf |
Eriador
ⓘ
Lindon, Utah ⓘ
surface form:
Lindon
|
| homeOf |
Broadbeams
ⓘ
Dwarves ⓘ Durin's Folk ⓘ
surface form:
Dwarves of Durin's Folk
Firebeards ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | mountain ranges of northwestern Europe (speculative) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Middle-earth ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Blue Mountains ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
The History of Middle-earth
ⓘ
The Hobbit ⓘ The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
House of Durin
ⓘ
surface form:
Durin's Folk settled in the Blue Mountains after loss of Erebor
Dwarven cities of Nogrod and Belegost founded in First Age ⓘ Dwarves of Nogrod sacked Doriath ⓘ Thorin Oakenshield ⓘ
surface form:
Thorin Oakenshield lived in the Blue Mountains before Quest of Erebor
refuge for Dwarves after destruction of Beleriand ⓘ |
| partOf | Hither Lands ⓘ |
| roleInLore |
center of Dwarven craftsmanship in First Age
ⓘ
refuge of exiled Dwarves in Third Age ⓘ western boundary of Eriador ⓘ |
| runsAlong | western border of Eriador ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Eriador ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Misty Mountains ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Blue Mountains