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Dates
Destroyed in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age
Location
A range running north to south, separating Lammoth and Nevrast from Hithlum
Meaning
Named from the Great Echo of Morgoth's cries in the land of Lammoth to the west
Other names
Ered Lómin

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Echoing Mountains

A name for the Ered Lómin

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A name for the Ered Lómin, the western mountains of Hithlum that separated that land from the sea. These mountains echoed to the cries of Morgoth when he returned to Middle-earth, and again as the host of Fëanor landed on its northern shores in pursuit of the Dark Lord.


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Ered Lómin

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