Iron Mountains

The Iron Mountains, also known as Ered Engrin and the Mountains of Iron, were an immense mountain range in the northern part of Middle-earth.
The Iron Mountains were traditionally associated with bitterly cold climatesThe Atlas of Middle-earth, Thematic Maps, "Climate" partly due to the influence of the evil Kingdom of Melkor. It was also the former location of his ancient fortresses of Utumno and Angband.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter I: "Of the Beginning of Days"The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Introduction"
== History ==
After returning to Arda from the Outer Darkness with his allies through the Door of Night, Melkor created the Iron Mountains and behind these walls safe from the light of the northern lamp Illuin he delved the great fortress of Utumno. Angband was also delved into these mountains west of Utumno. After Melkor's destruction of the Two Lamps, the Iron Mountains were connected to the Blue Mountains of the West to the Orocarni of the east. Much later when the Valar decided to protect the Elves from Melkor by defeating him and imprisoning him, the changing of the shape of Middle-earth affected the Iron Mountains as well. Afterwards, the mountain range was distorted but was still long with lengths stretching from the Helcaraxë in the far northwest to the Orocarni in the far east and rising to immense and frightening heights, with enormous peaks such as Thangorodrim.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter III: "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
In the days of the War of the Jewels, the mountains protected Morgoth from being outflanked from the rear and with no enemy behind him, he was able to concentrate on the south. Because of its perilous heights, frightening looks, and foul winds, no Elf ever passed through the mountains for any reason but the spies of Morgoth would always find ways into Beleriand, by unknown ways through the mountains. Morgoth's forces also captured Elves and brought them through the mountains to Angband.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Noldor"
After the War of Wrath the Iron Mountains and Thangorodrim were destroyed and the vast mountain chain was broken and disappeared for a great part of their length. North of the range lay the Forodwaith, a region of everlasting cold. Remnants of the great mountain range in the Third Age included the Mountains of Angmar in northern Eriador, as well as the Ered Mithrin of northern Rhovanion.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Introduction" These remnants were unaffected by the Change of the World and ever after.The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Third Age, "Introduction" The only people known to have lived in the cold climates of the Forodwaith were a Mannish people known as the Lossoth, the descendants of the people known as the Forodwaith who once lived in the area around the Iron Mountains of the Icebay of Forochel.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
== Etymology ==
The Iron Mountains were known as the Ered Engrin in Sindarin which meant 'Mountains of Iron'.The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Yster Berge
Albanian 	Malet Hekuri
Amharic 	የብረት ተራሮች
Arabic 	الجبال الحديدية
Armenian 	երկաթ լեռները
Azerbaijani 	Dəmir Dağları
Basque 	Burdina Mendiak
Belarusian Cyrillic	Жалезныя горы (Iron Mountains)
Эрэд Энгрын (Ered Engrin)
Bengali 	আয়রন পর্বতমালা
Bosnian 	Željezne Planine
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Железни Планини
Burmese 	သံကတောင်တန်း
Cambodian 	ភ្នំដែក
Catalan 	Muntanyes de Ferro
Cebuano 	Puthaw Kabukiran
Cherokee 	ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᎣᏓᎸᎢ
Chinese (Hong Kong)	鐵山脈 A.K.A. 英格林山脈
Corsican 	Montagna di Ferru
Croatian 	Željezne Planine
Czech 	Železné hory
Danish 	Jernbjergene (Ered Engrin)
Dutch 	IJzerbergen
Esperanto 	Fera Montaro
Estonian 	Raudmäed
Faroese 	Jarnfjøll
Fijian 	Ulunivanua ni kaukamea
Filipino 	Ang mga bundok ng bakal
Finnish 	Rautavuoret
French 	Monts de Fer
Frisian 	Izeren Bergen
Galician 	Montañas de Ferro
Georgian 	რკინის მთები
German 	Eiserne Berge
Greek 	Σίδερο Όρη
Gujarati 	આયર્ન પર્વતો
Hawaiian 	Hao Mauna
Hebrew 	(Iron Mountains) הרי-הברזל
(Ered Engrin) ארד אנגרין
Hindi 	आयरन पर्वत
Hungarian 	Vas-hegység
Icelandic 	Járn Fjöll
Indonesian 	Pegunungan Besi
Irish Gaelic 	Iarann Sléibhte
Italian 	Montagne di Ferro
Japanese 	アイアンマウンテン
Javanese 	Wesi Gunung
Kannada 	ಐರನ್ ಪರ್ವತಗಳು
Kazakh 	Темір Таулар (Cyrillic) Temir Tawlar (Latin)
Korean 	철 산
Kurdish 	Çiyan Hesin (Kurmanji Kurdish)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	темир тоолор
Latin 	Ferrum Montes
Laotian 	ພູຂົາທາດເຫ
Latvian 	Dzelzs Kalni
Lithuanian 	Geležies Kalnai
Luxembourgish 	Eisen Bierger
Macedonian Cyrillic	Железо Планини
Malagasy 	Vy Tendrombohitra
Malaysian 	Gunung Besi
Maltese 	Muntanji tal-ħadid
Maori 	Rino Maunga
Marathi 	लोह पर्वत
Mongolian Cyrillic 	төмөр уулс
Navajo 	Béésh Dził
Nepalese 	फलाम पहाड
Norwegian 	Jernfjellene
Old English 	Īsen Beorg
Pashto 	وسپنه غرونو
Persian 	آهن کوه
Polish 	Góry Żelazne
Portuguese 	Montanhas de Ferro
Punjabi 	ਆਇਰਨ ਪਹਾੜ
Querétaro Otomi 	T'o̲ho̲ ne ya hierro
Romanian 	Munti de Fier
Russian 	Железные горы
Samoan 	Uamea Mauga
Sanskrit 	लोह गिरि
Scottish Gaelic 	Iarann Beanntan
Serbian 	Гвоздене Планине (Cyrillic) Gvozdene Planine (Latin)
Sesotho 	Tšepe Lithaba
Sindhi 	لوھ جبلن
Sinhalese 	යකඩ කඳු
Slovak 	Železné štíty
Slovenian 	Železa Gore
Somalian 	Buuraha Birta
Spanish 	Montañas de Hierro
Sundanese 	Beusi Pagunungan
Swahili 	Milima ya Chuma
Swedish 	Järn Bergen
Tahitian 	Auri te mau moua
Tajik Cyrillic 	Дарзмол Кӯҳҳои
Tamil 	இரும்பு மலைகள்
Tatar 	Тимер таулар
Telugu 	ఐరన్ పర్వతాలు
Thai 	เทือกเขาเหล็ก
Tongan 	Ngaahi mo'unga 'a e va'a ukamea
Turkish 	Demir Dağları
Turkmen 	Demir Daglar
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Залізні Гори
Urdu 	آئرن پہاڑ
Uyghur 	تۆمۈر تاغلار
Uzbek 	Темир Тоғлар (Cyrillic) Temir Tog'lar (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Sắt Núi
Welsh 	Mynyddoedd Haearn
Xhosa 	Intsimbi Iintaba
Yiddish 	פּרעסן בערג
Yoruba 	Awọn oke-nla irin
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