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.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
The Grey Mountains 1
the Grey Mountains 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional mountain range
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
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
Dwarves
hadSubregion Withered Heath NERFINISHED
inspiredBy northern mountain ranges in Europe (speculative)
knownForResource gold
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.

Thráin II associatedWith Grey Mountains
this entity surface form: the Grey Mountains
Rhovanion borderedBy Grey Mountains
Rhun borderedBy Grey Mountains
subject surface form: Rhûn
Anduin flowsFrom Grey Mountains
House of Durin ruled Grey Mountains
this entity surface form: The Grey Mountains