Taniquetil
Taniquetil or Oiolossë, the great Holy Mountain, was the highest of the mountains of Pelóri and the tallest peak in Arda. On its summit was raised Ilmarin, the mansions of Manwë and Varda.
According to The Annals of Aman, it was raised 3,450 Valian Years (or 33,000 solar years) after the Valar arrived in Aman.
Etymology
Other names
The mountain was also called Amon Uilos, the White Mountain, the Mountain of Manwë, Arfanyarassë (or Arfanyaras; Q. "High shining white peak"), Taniquetilde Tára, and Elerrína.
Taniquetil is also called Oiolossë (also spelled Oiolosse), which is Quenya and means "Ever-snow-white", "Everwhite/snowy", or "Everlasting snow". The name seems to consist of oio "ever" (cf. root OY-) and losse "snow".
In Eriol's Old English translations, Oiolossë is referred to as Sinsnáw, Sinsnǽwen "Ever-snow".
In the Eärendillinwë it is named Hill of Ilmarin.
In Valarin it was called dāhan-igwiš-telgūn, or less properly Dahanigwistilgūn.
Elerrína was another name for Taniquetil, translating to "Crowned with Stars" (elen + rína). It is spelt "Elerína" in Etymologies.
Referencias
1. Esta ficha se ha importado inicialmente de TolkienGateway.net el día 30/05/2026.
