Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains, or Ered Luin, also known as Ered Lindon, is a mountain range situated in the far west of Eriador.
History
Early Arda
The Blue Mountains arose sometime after the tumultuous chaos caused by MELKOR's destruction of the TWO LAMPS that destroyed the perfect symmetry of Arda. In these early days, the Blue Mountains were located between the newly formed great BELEGAER SEA and the newly formed SEA OF HELCAR. The Blue Mountains were connected to the IRON MOUNTAINS to the north and the RED MOUNTAINS in the east which formed one great mountain range chain known by different names. The Ancient Grey Mountains were to its south separated by a great gap.
Elder Days
During the YEARS OF THE TREES and the SLEEP OF YAVANNA, the Blue Mountains was an unbroken line separating Eriador from BELERIAND. Seven rivers arose in it on the western side, and the land these rivers flowed through was known as OSSIRIAND, the land of seven rivers. Dwarves migrated here from their awakening point and delved the cities of BELEGOST and NORGROD and made contact and alliance with the SINDAR of THINGOL.
Second Age
The mountain range was broken during the WAR OF WRATH of the Valar against MORGOTH, and at the middle of the range the sea broke through, creating a great gap where was set the GULF OF LUNE where the LUNE RIVER flowed into the sea. In the middle of the gap, where the Lune met the sea, the GREY HAVENS of MITHLOND were built. The remnant of Ossiriand that had survived the war became known as LINDON, where the kingdom of GIL-GALAD was located. After this date the mountains were also known as Ered Lindon.
Third Age and beyond
During the Third Age, its forests, besides that of Mirkwood, were the largest in Middle-earth. After the fall of the north-kingdom the last KING OF ARTHEDAIN, ARVEDUI fled to the Blue Mountains and hid from the servants of the WITCH-KING OF ANGMAR in abandoned Dwarf mines until eventually compelled to leave by hunger.
In the latter part of the Third Age, the Dwarves settled the Blue Mountains again when Thrain II, his son Thorin Oakenshield and the Dwarven survivors of the Sack of Erebor moved from DUNLAND and delved a prosperous settlement there.
Type
Mountain Range
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