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Location
A range of hills extending westwards and eastwards from Anduin above the Falls of Rauros
Important peaks
Pronunciation
e'min1 mui'l (ui is pronounced as in 'ruin')
Meaning
'Drear hills'
Other names
The hills to the west of Anduin (and therefore the east of Rohan) were known as the East Wall of Rohan

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Emyn Muil

The hill-range around Nen Hithoel

Map of the Emyn Muil

The range of hills that massed on either side of the Anduin above the inflow of the Entwash. At one time they marked the northern borders of Gondor; Frodo and Sam crossed them on their journey to Mordor.


Notes

1

The pronunciation of y in Elvish words varied between different groups of speakers. Across most of Middle-earth, the usual pronunciation of emyn would have been 'e'moon' (to rhyme with the French word lune). In Gondor, however, y was pronounced as something closer to i. Given the close association of these hills with Gondor, it is the Gondorian pronunciation is preferred above.

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