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Dates
Occupied by Túrin and his companions I 487 - I 489; destroyed at the end of the First Age
Location
South of the Forest of Brethil
Race
Originally home to Petty-dwarves
Settlements
The house within the hill was originally known as Bar-en-Nibin-Noeg ('House of the Petty-dwarves'), but later renamed Bar-en-Danwedh ('House of Ransom')
Meaning
So named because only seregon grew on its treeless rocky heights
Other names

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Bald Hill

The rocky height of Amon Rûdh

Map of the Bald Hill

The hill of Amon Rûdh, that stood above the plainlands south of the Forest of Brethil. It was so named because its peak rose up in bare rock, except for the growth of red seregon there. The hill was originally a settlement of the Petty-dwarves (who called it Sharbhund), and latterly home to Túrin and his outlaw band.


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