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In ]'s ] of ], the '''Misty Mountains''' (also known by its ] name of '''''Hithaeglir''''' - misspelled as '''''Hithaiglin''''' on the original ] map - and as the '''''Mountains of Mist''''') are a mountain range, running for 1280 kilometers from north to south, between ] and the valley of the Great River, ], and from ] in the far north to ] in the south. |
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==Further geographical description== |
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Their most important peaks are ], Carn Dûm, ], ], Mount Gundabad and Methedras. |
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===Location=== |
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The northernmost peak of the Misty Mountains was Mount Gundabad, where according to legend ] (eldest of the Seven Fathers of the ]) awoke, though it was now an abode of Orcs. |
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The greatest Dwarven realm in Middle-Earth, Khazad-dûm, was located at the midpoint of the Misty Mountains. The three peaks that were part of Khazad-dûm were Caradhras (Redhorn), Celebdil (Silvertine) and Fanuidhol (Cloudyhead). Inside Celebdil, the Dwarves built the ], from the foundations of the mountain to the top of it. The southernmost peak of the Misty Mountains was Methedras (Last Peak). |
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===Routes through the Misty Mountains=== |
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The most important passes are the ] and the ]. There was also a pass at the source of the ]. |
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===Routes around the Misty Mountains=== |
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The ] was the valley (probably of the River Isen) between the southernmost peaks of the Misty Mountains and the northernmost of the ]. There may have been a gap between Mount Gundabad in the Misty Mountains and the westernmost extremity of the ], though published maps differ on this point. |
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===Inhabitants=== |
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Under the Misty Mountains are the former ] realm of ] and the ] mines in which ] stumbles across the ]. ] was hidden in the foothills of the Misty Mountains at the western end of the High Pass. ], where the ] resided for several centuries in the Third Age, lay between a western spur of the northern extreme of the mountains, known as the Mountains of Angmar. ] lay centred around the tower of ] in Nan Cúrunir between the arms of Methedras. |
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==History== |
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The great Dwarven realm of ] was once established beneath the Misty Mountains, but the unearthing of a ] in Third Age 1981 led to the desertion of this realm by Dwarves, though Orcs and other creatures came to dwell under the Misty Mountains. |
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===Origins=== |
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The Misty Mountains were created by ] who wanted to make it difficult for ], who often rode across Middle-Earth hunting, to pass. |
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===Third Age=== |
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The thirteen Dwarves, ] and Bilbo Baggins used the High Pass to cross the Misty Mountains, and were captured by Orcs whilst crossing (see ]). |
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The Fellowship of the Ring tried to cross the Redhorn Pass (after rejecting the High Pass leading to ] as being watched by the Enemy, and the Gap of Rohan as taking the Fellowship too close to ]), but a blizzard forced it to go under the mountain instead of over it. The Nine Walkers faced a ], that dwelt in the deserted realm of Khazad-dûm. Gandalf slew the Balrog by throwing it from the Celebdil, but sacrificied his own life by doing this. |
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==Others mentioning "Misty Mountains"== |
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* ] recorded a song, "]", which seems to have borrowed the name but little else from Tolkien. Several other Led Zeppelin songs contain Tolkien references. |
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* ]'s fantasy series '']'' also features a mountain range called the ''Mountains of Mist''. |
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