Pelóri

The Pelóri, also known as the Mountains of Aman, Mountains of Defence, and the Mountain Wall, were a mountain range in Aman separating the inner plains of Valinor from Eldamar and the wastelands of Araman and Avathar.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Introduction"The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
== History ==
The Pelóri were originally created after the destruction of Almaren and the Two Lamps to hide and protect Valinor from any further attacks by Melkor. Taniquetil was its highest peak and home to the throne of Manwë.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter I: "Of the Beginning of Days" Hyarmentir was the second highest peak.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VIII: "Of the Darkening of Valinor" The Calacirya was the only safe pass through the range.
The Pelóri are the tallest mountains in Arda and were raised to an unimaginable height after the escape of Melkor from Aman.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XI: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor" They were described by Karen Wynn Fonstad to be dark and smooth on the eastern side with nothing to grasp on to, making any attempt to scale the cliff impossible, but having a gentle, smooth incline on the western side.
== Etymology ==
Pelóri was a Quenya word that meant 'fencing or defensive heights'.The Silmarillion, Index of Names
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ጰሎሪ
Arabic 	بيلوري
Armenian 	Պելորի
Belarusian Cyrillic	Пелорі
Bengali 	পেলোরই
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Пелори
Burmese 	ပေလောရိ
Chinese 	佩羅瑞山脈
Danish 	Pelóribjergene ("de omgærdende eller skærmende højder")
Georgian 	პელორი
Greek 	Πελορι
Gujarati 	પેલોરી
Hebrew 	פלורי
Hindi 	पेलोरि
Hungarian 	Pelóri, Aman hegyei
Japanese 	ペロリ
Kannada 	ಪೆಲೋರಿ
Kazakh 	Пелори (Cyrillic) Pelorï (Latin)
Korean 	펠로리
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Пэлори
Laotian 	ປເຣໂຕິ ?
Lithuanian 	Pelorai
Macedonian Cyrillic	Пелори
Malayalam 	പെലോറി
Marathi 	पेलोरि
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Пелори
Nepalese 	पेलोरि
Pashto 	پېلوری
Persian 	پلوری
Punjabi 	ਪਿਲੋਰੀ
Russian 	Пелори
Sanskrit 	पेलोरि
Serbian 	Пелори (Cyrillic) Pelori (Latin)
Sinhalese 	පෙලොරි
Sindhi 	پٽڙي ?
Tajik Cyrillic 	Пелори
Tamil 	பெலொரி
Telugu 	పెలొరి
Thai 	เพโลริ
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Пелорі
Urdu 	پالورا
Uzbek 	Пелори (Cyrillic) Pelori (Latin)
Yiddish 	פּעלאָרי
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