Hithaeglir

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Hithaeglir is the Sindarin name for the Misty Mountains, the great mountain range that runs north–south through Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.

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Hithaeglir canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional mountain range
geographical feature in Middle-earth
alsoKnownAs Misty Mountain Range
linked to: Misty Mountains

Misty Mountains
appearsIn The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
borderOf Lothlórien
Mirkwood region (to the west)
linked to: Mirkwood
category Mountains of Middle-earth
contains Caradhras
Celebdil
Dimrill Dale
linked to: Dimrill Gate

Dimrill Stair
Fanuidhol
Gladden Fields (upper sources nearby)
linked to: Gladden Fields

Goblin-town
Gundabad
High Pass
Khazad-dûm
Moria
Mount Gundabad
Redhorn Pass
sources of the Anduin
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
era First Age
Second Age
Third Age
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth
inhabitedBy Balrog of Moria
Dwarves
Goblins
Orcs
languageOfName Sindarin
location northwestern Middle-earth
meaningOfName Misty Mountains
notableEvent Capture of the Company by goblins in Goblin-town
Fall of Gandalf and the Balrog in Moria
Fellowship of the Ring’s attempted crossing of Caradhras
Fellowship’s passage through Moria
Journey of Bilbo Baggins and Thorin’s Company
linked to: The Hobbit

Riddles in the Dark encounter between Bilbo and Gollum
notablePeak Caradhras
Celebdil
Fanuidhol
orientation north–south
partOf Orocarni and related mountain systems (broad Middle-earth orography)
separates Eriador
Rhovanion

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Misty Mountains alsoKnownAs Hithaeglir
Zirakzigil region Hithaeglir
Fanuidhol mountainRange Hithaeglir
Line of Mist alsoKnownAs Hithaeglir
Mount Gundabad partOf Hithaeglir