the Pelóri Mountains
E819720
The Pelóri Mountains are the immense, enchanted mountain range in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium that forms the towering eastern barrier and chief natural defense of the Blessed Realm of Valinor.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pelóri | 1 |
| Pelóri Mountains | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional mountain range
ⓘ
geographical feature in Arda ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Eldamar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tirion upon Túna NERFINISHED ⓘ Túna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mountains of Aman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mountains of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelóri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
the Blessed Realm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Light of the Two Trees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUpBy | the Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Hyamravar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oiolossë (peak of Taniquetil) NERFINISHED ⓘ Taniquetil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedAs |
enchanted
ⓘ
immense ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | far north of Aman ⓘ |
| extendsTo | far south of Aman ⓘ |
| feature |
great height surpassing any mountains in Middle-earth
ⓘ
sheer eastern faces ⓘ snow-capped peaks ⓘ |
| forms | eastern barrier of Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | chief natural defense of the Blessed Realm of Valinor ⓘ |
| hasGap | Calacirya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPass | Calacirya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Taniquetil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
the Maiar (on Taniquetil)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Valar (on Taniquetil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Quenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalWorld | Arda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | continent of Aman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | ‘fencing heights’ in Quenya (approximate) ⓘ |
| near |
Valmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the city of the Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| overlooks |
the Bay of Eldamar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Calacirya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to shield Valinor from the Outer Lands ⓘ |
| separates | Valinor from the rest of Aman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
existed in the First Age
ⓘ
existed in the Second Age ⓘ existed in the Third Age ⓘ existed in the Years of the Trees ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.