Amon Rûdh

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Amon Rûdh is a prominent hill in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known as the hidden stronghold of Túrin Turambar and the outlaws in the tales of the First Age.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Amon Rûdh canonical 3
Amon Ereb 1
Amon Ethir 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional hill
location in Middle-earth
stronghold
alsoKnownAs Bar-en-Danwedh (as a stronghold)
appearsIn The Children of Húrin
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
associatedEvent attack by Orcs
betrayal of Túrin by Mîm
capture of Túrin Turambar
associatedWith House of Hador
House of Húrin
contains Bar-en-Danwedh
Mîm’s house
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
fate sacked by Orcs
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth
guardedBy Petty-dwarves
outlaws of Túrin
hasColorAssociation red
hasFeature flat-topped summit
hidden caves
reddish stone
secret entrances
hasPeakName The Bald Hill
linked to: Bald Hill
languageOfName Sindarin
locatedIn Beleriand
West Beleriand
linked to: Beleriand
locatedNear Doriath
Nargothrond
Taur-nu-Fuin
nameMeaning Bald hill in Sindarin
notableFor its role in the tale of Túrin Turambar
its secrecy and concealment
serving as Túrin’s first major stronghold
notableResident Ibun
Khîm
Mîm
Túrin Turambar
regionType highland of Beleriand
strategicRole base of operations against Morgoth’s forces
hideout of Túrin and the outlaws
terrainType rocky hill
timePeriod First Age
usedBy Petty-dwarves
Túrin Turambar
Túrin’s band of outlaws
visibility landmark visible from afar

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Referenced by (5)

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

Beleriand containsHill Amon Rûdh
Beleriand containsHill Amon Ereb
linked to: Amon Rûdh
Beleriand containsHill Amon Ethir
linked to: Amon Rûdh
Amon Rûdh regionallyKnownAs Amon Rûdh
subject linked to: Amon Rûdh (regionally)
Teiglin near Amon Rûdh