White Mountains

thumb|Location of the White Mountains in Middle-earth.
The White Mountains, or Ered Nimrais, were a mountain range in Middle-earth that lay east-to-west across the length of Gondor.
== Description ==
The mountains were named after the glaciers of their highest peaks. The range lay mostly east-west, but also had a northern section, which was separated from the main line of the Misty Mountains by the Gap of Rohan. Even at the southern latitude of Gondor and Rohan, the White Mountains bore snow even in summer, suggesting they were extremely high. The range had no passes. The Paths of the Dead lay beneath it, but only the most courageous or foolhardy ever ventured that route. The White Mountains formed the northern boundary of Gondor and the southern boundary of Rohan except in their easternmost part, where Gondor's province of Anórien lay to the north of the mountains.
Because of their always bearing snow at their highest peaks, the White Mountains must have been at least 4800 meters (16'000 feet) above sea level, with occasional peaks probably in excess of 5500 meters. They were, however, not as high as the Misty Mountains.
Its notable peaks included Írensaga "Iron Saw" and Starkhorn. Between these two lay the Dwimorberg, entrance to the Paths of the Dead.
At the eastern end, the city of Minas Tirith was carved into the Hill of Guard beneath Mindolluin. The Warning beacons of Gondor were placed on foothills along the range: Amon Dîn, Eilenach, Nardol, Erelas, Min-Rimmon, Calenhad, and Halifirien.
Several rivers raised in the White Mountains, among them the Adorn (a tributary of Isen), and the Snowbourn and Mering Stream (tributaries of the Entwash); and, on the south side, the Erui (a tributary of Anduin), the Ringló and its tributary Ciril, which together with the Morthond all entered the Bay of Belfalas at Edhellond near Dol Amroth, the Lefnui of the Anfalas, and the Five Rivers of Lebennin.The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The White Mountains"
== History ==
The natives to the White Mountains were Drúedain, who settled the region in the Second Age. The only remnant of their presence in these mountains were their statues, called the Púkel-men. Sometime thereafter, evil men related to the Dunlendings drove the Drúedain out. Some of these men swore allegiance to Isildur, but betrayed him when he required their help, and were cursed into the Army of the Dead.
Following the War of the Dwarves and Orcs some surviving Orcs fled south and attempted to settle in the White Mountains. Between TA 2800 and TA 2864 these Orcs plagued the parts of Gondor and Rohan near the mountains, killing King Walda, but they were finally hunted down and destroyed by his son Folca.
Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli followed the Paths of the Dead in the year 3019 of the Third Age and convinced the Army of the Dead to fight for Gondor in the War of the Ring. After they did so, Aragorn released the Dead, for they had fulfilled their oath. After the War of the Ring, Dwarves settled in the Glittering Caves.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter II: "The Passing of the Grey Company"
== Etymology ==
Ered Nimrais is a Sindarin name: Ered ('mountains') and Nimrais ('white peaks').
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Wit Berge
Albanian 	Malet e bardha
Amharic 	ነጭ ተራሮች
Armenian 	Սպիտակ լեռները
Arabic 	جبال وايت
Assamese 	বগা পাহাৰ
Azerbaijani 	Ağ Dağlar
Basque 	Mendi Zuriak
Belarusian Cyrillic	Уайт-Маўнтынс
Bengali 	হোয়াইট পর্বতমালা
Bosnian 	Bijelom gorju
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Бялата Планини
Catalan 	Muntanyes Blanques
Cebuano 	Mga bukid nga puti
Chinese (Hong Kong)	白色山脈 A.K.A. 伊瑞德尼姆拉斯
Croatian 	Bijele planine
Czech 	Bílé Hory
Danish 	De Hvide Bjerge
Dutch 	Witte Bergen
Esperanto 	Blanka montaro
Estonian 	Valged Mäed
Filipino 	Mga puting bundok
Finnish 	Valkoiset Vuoret
French 	Montagnes Blanches
Galician 	Montañas Brancas
Georgian 	თეთრი მთები
German 	Weißes Gebirge
Greek 	Λευκά Όρη
Gujarati 	સફેદ પર્વતો
Hebrew 	הרים לבנים
Hindi 	सफेद पहाड़ों
Hungarian 	Fehérszarv-hegység, Fehérhegység
Icelandic 	Hvítar Fjöll
Indonesian 	Pegunungan Putih
Italian 	Monti Bianchi
Irish Gaelic 	Bán Sléibhte
Japanese 	ホワイト山地
Javanese 	Gunung Putih
Kannada 	ಬಿಳಿ ಪರ್ವತಗಳು
Kazakh 	Ақ таулар (Cyrillic) Aq tawlar (Latin)
Konkani 	धवे दोंगर
Korean 	화이트 산맥
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Ак тоолор
Laotian 	ພູເຂົາສີຂາວ
Latin 	Candidi Montes
Latvian 	Baltajiem Kalniem
Lithuanian 	Baltieji Kalnai
Luxembourgish 	Wäiss Bierger
Macedonian Cyrillic	Белата Планина
Malayalam 	വെളുത്ത മലകൾ
Malaysian 	Pergunungan Putih
Maltese 	Muntanji Abjad
Marathi 	पांढरे पर्वत
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Цагаан уулс
Nepalese 	सेतो पहाडहरू
Norwegian 	Hvit Fjell
Persian 	کوه‌های سپید
Polish 	Góry Białe
Portuguese 	Montanhas Brancas
Punjabi 	ਚਿੱਟੇ ਪਹਾੜ
Romansh 	Pizza Alv
Romanian 	Munții Albi
Russian 	Белые горы
Samoan 	Papae Mauga
Scottish Gaelic 	Beanntan geala
Serbian 	Беле планине (Cyrillic) Bele planine (Latin)
Sicilian 	Muntagni Bianchi
Sindhi 	اڇا جبلن جي
Sinhalese 	සුදු කඳුකරය
Slovak 	Biele Hory
Slovenian 	Bela Gora
Somali 	Buuraha cad
Spanish 	Montañas Blancas
Sundanese 	Bodas Pagunungan
Swahili 	Milima nyeupe
Swedish 	Vita bergen
Tajik Cyrillic 	кӯҳҳои сафед
Tamil 	வெள்ளை மலைகள்
Tatar 	Ак таулар
Telugu 	వైట్ పర్వతాలు
Thai 	เทือกเขาขาว
Turkish 	Ak Dağlar
Turkmen 	Ak Daglar
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	білі гори
Urdu 	وائٹ پہاڑوں
Uzbek 	Оқ тоғлар (Cyrillic) Oq tog'lar (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Trắng ngọn nú
Welsh 	Mynyddoedd Gwyn
Xhosa 	Iintaba Ezimhlophe
Yiddish 	ווייסע בערג
Yoruba 	Awọn oke-nla funfun
== References ==
de:Ered Nimrais
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it:Monti Bianchi
nl:De Witte Bergen
pl:Białe Góry
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ru:Белые горы
Category:Sindarin names & words
Category:Mountain ranges
Category:Rohan
Category:Gondor
Category:White Mountains