Ered Luin
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Ered Luin is a mountain range in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known as the Blue Mountains that once housed several Dwarven realms and marked the western edge of Eriador.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional mountain range
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location in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Beleriand (in the First Age)
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Eriador NERFINISHED ⓘ Lindon (in later Ages) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age |
existed in the First Age
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existed in the Second Age ⓘ existed in the Third Age ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Blue Mountains
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Ered Lindon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dwarven migration after the First Age
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Dwarves of Durin’s Folk (as a later dwelling place for some) NERFINISHED ⓘ the realm of Gil-galad in Lindon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Dwarven realms of Middle-earth
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Locations in The Silmarillion ⓘ Mountains of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| contains |
Belegost
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Dwarven halls ⓘ Dwarven mansions ⓘ Dwarven mines ⓘ Elvish settlements ⓘ Nogrod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| formsBorderOf |
Eriador
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ⓘ
Lindon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Dwarves
ⓘ
Elves ⓘ |
| label | Ered Luin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Middle-earth ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
The History of Middle-earth
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The Lord of the Rings appendices NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Blue Mountains
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Blue Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Dwarven realms of Nogrod and Belegost
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being the western boundary of Eriador ⓘ blue hue in the distance ⓘ refuge for Dwarves after the destruction of Beleriand ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partiallyDestroyedBy | cataclysms at the end of the First Age ⓘ |
| partOf | the Westlands of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | mountain range ⓘ |
| remnantOf | mountain ranges of eastern Beleriand ⓘ |
| separates |
Eriador
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ⓘ
Lindon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survived | the War of Wrath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.