Grey Mountains
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The Grey Mountains are a long, rugged mountain range in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, lying north of Rhovanion and known for their dragon-haunted history.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Grey Mountains | 1 |
| the Grey Mountains | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional mountain range
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location in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ered Mithrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Durin's Folk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Longbeards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Forodwaith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Waste NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cartographySource | maps drawn by J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Erebor through Dwarven history ⓘ |
| contained |
Dwarf strongholds
ⓘ
dragon lairs ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedAs |
long mountain range
ⓘ
rugged mountain range ⓘ |
| event | Dwarves driven out by dragons ⓘ |
| existedDuringAge |
First Age
NERFINISHED
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Second Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | near the sources of the River Lune (west, broadly) ⓘ |
| extendsToward | Iron Hills region (east, broadly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fandomWikiPage |
https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Grey_Mountains
ⓘ
https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Grey_Mountains ⓘ |
| fauna | dragons of the Withered Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadInhabitants |
Dragons
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Dwarves ⓘ |
| hadSubregion | Withered Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | northern mountain ranges in Europe (speculative) ⓘ |
| knownForResource |
gold
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other minerals ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Ered Mithrin western end ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalWorld | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf |
Mirkwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Iron Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInWork |
The History of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Hobbit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Grey Mountains in English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dragon-haunted history
ⓘ
dragons ⓘ |
| orientation | west-east ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | northern Middle-earth ⓘ |
| timeOfDwarfSettlement | Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Withered HeathLocation | between Grey Mountains and Iron Hills ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the Grey Mountains
subject surface form:
Rhûn
this entity surface form:
The Grey Mountains