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Location
The easternmost of the Mountains of Moria above Khazad-dûm
Race
Division
Culture
Family
Ruled by the House of Durin
Settlements
Pronunciation
bundusha'thoorr (the final 'r' should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this)
Meaning
'Cloudy head'
Other names

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Bundushathûr

The mountain the Elves called Fanuidhol

Map of Bundushathûr

Prominent peaks of the Misty Mountains

The Mountains of Moria

With Barazinbar and Zirakzigil, one of the three Mountains of Moria that rose above the ancient Dwarf-kingdom of Khazad-dûm in the heart of the Misty Mountains. The name also appears in the short form Shathûr, and refers to the mountain called Fanuidhol by the Elves and Cloudyhead by Men.


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