The Weather Hills
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The Weather Hills are a rugged, windswept range of hills in Eriador in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, best known as the location of Weathertop (Amon Sûl).
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional mountain range
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geographical feature in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Palantír of Amon Sûl
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ⓘ
the Rangers of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ the kingdom of Arthedain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderBetween | Arthedain and Rhudaur ⓘ |
| category |
Hills of Middle-earth
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Locations in The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| climate | windswept ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Great East Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North–South Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | watch-tower of Amon Sûl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| currentStatusInLateThirdAge | ruined and largely uninhabited ⓘ |
| eventLocation |
Frodo Baggins wounded by the Witch-king at Weathertop
ⓘ
attack on the hobbits and Aragorn by the Nazgûl at Weathertop ⓘ |
| historicalRole | border defense of the Dúnedain of Arnor ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Rangers of the North (sporadically) ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Sindarin
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Westron ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf |
Bree
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The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eriador
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ⓘ
Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chetwood
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ⓘ
Midgewater Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Great East Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | hills exposed to weather and wind ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Amon Sûl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weathertop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOf | Arnor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | commanding view over the East–West Road ⓘ |
| terrainType | rugged hills ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | Second Age and Third Age of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| usedAs | defensive high ground in Arnor ⓘ |
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