Hills of Evendim
The Hills of Evendim, or Emyn Uial in Sindarin, were a series of hills in northern Eriador.
The hills began about a hundred miles north of the Shire in northern Eriador. At the southern end was the city of Annúminas, the first capital of Arnor, at Lake Evendim. The Baranduin or Brandywine River flowed out of this lake. The river Lhûn also had a tributary beginning in the hills.
History
After the end of the First Age, Galadriel and Celeborn crossed the Ered Luin and settled in the Hills of Evendim. However, after the year Second Age 700 Galadriel and Celeborn left and established the realm of Eregion.
When the Men of Númenor first returned to Middle-earth, the Hills of Evendim were also populated by Men related to the ancestors of the Edain. The Númenóreans settled nearby, and the hills formed the core of the kingdom of Arnor. After the establishments of the Kingdoms in Exile by Elendil and his sons, the Men of Evendim merged with the Dúnedain, becoming the people of Arnor together with non-Edain Men like the Men of Bree.
In Third Age 1974 the Witch-king of Angmar conquered Arthedain. His victory was short-lived, however, for in Third Age 1975 the forces of Círdan and Eärnur of Gondor descended from the Hills of Evendim and on the plain between Nenuial and the North Downs crushed the forces of Angmar.
Etymology
Other versions of the legendarium
Portrayal in adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
The name "Emyn Uial" is given the entirety of the area west of Lake Evendim. Its northern half is covered in forested hills and ravines, but the southern half is narrower and more flat.
Referencias
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