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Location
In the foothills at the southern end of the Misty Mountains, westward of the road to Isengard
Race
Cultures
At one time part of the territory of Gondor; latterly held by the Rohirrim
Pronunciation
do'l ba'ran
Meaning
'Brown hill'1

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Dol Baran

Last of the southern foothills of the Misty Mountains

Map of Dol Baran

A hill in the land of Rohan, the last southern outpost of the northern range of the Misty Mountains. It was here that Peregrin Took looked into the Palantír of Orthanc.


Notes

1

Dol literally means 'head', but often appears in the names of hills or mountains. Baran also appears in the river name Baranduin, where it was said to mean 'golden-brown' rather than simply 'brown'. The hill is described as being green on its lower slopes, and purpled with heather on its heights, so the 'brown' of its name seems to come from the dried bracken that was found in the valleys leading up to the hill.

See also...

Aragorn Elessar

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