Máhanaxar

Máhanaxar, or the Ring of Doom, was the place where the Valar gathered to hold their councils. It lay south of Two Trees of Valinor just outside the golden western gates of Váli-màr, in Aman across the Sea.
==History==
Within the circles of the Máhanaxar were the thrones of the Valar where they passed judgment. Here Melkor was judged and sentenced for his evils.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VII: "Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor" It was also where the great Ñoldorin artisan Fëanor was judged for his deeds in Tirion, and where he spoke to the Valar of his intentions following the death of his father at the hands of Melkor.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XI: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
==Etymology==
Máhanaxar was a Quenya word, from the Valarin Mâchananaškad.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ማሃናኃር
Arabic 	ماهاناخار
Armenian 	Մահանախար
Belarusian Cyrillic	Маhанахар
Bengali 	মহানশার
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Маханахар
Danish 	Máhanaxar (Domskredsen)
Georgian 	მაჰანაქსარი
Greek 	Μάχαναξαρ
Gujarati 	મહાનાક્ષાર
Hebrew 	מאהאנאקסאר (Mahanaxar)
טבעת הגורל (Ring of Doom)
Kazakh 	Маһанахар (Cyrillic) Mahanaxar (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Маhанахар
Macedonian Cyrillic	Маханаxар
Marathi 	महानक्षेत्र
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Маhанахар
Nepalese 	महनख़र
Pashto 	ماهاناخار
Persian 	ماهاناکسار
Russian 	Маханаксар
Serbian 	Маханакар (Cyrillic) Mahanaxar (Latin)
Sinhalese 	මහානාහිමියෝ
Tajik Cyrillic 	Маҳанахар
Tamil 	மஹாநஸ்ர்
Urdu 	ماهاناخار
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Маганахар
Uzbek 	Маҳанахар (Cyrillic) Mahanaxar (Latin)
Yiddish 	מאַהאַנאַקסאַר
==References==
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