S. Emyn Eglain loc. “Hills of Eglamar”

S. Emyn Eglain, loc. “Hills of Eglamar”

Hills in Falas named on a map of Beleriand from the 1950s, but not on the map in the published Silmarillion, translated “Hills of Eglamar” (WJ/184, 189). This name is a combination of the plural of amon “hill” and the plural of Eglan “Forsaken (Elf)” used to refer to the people of Círdan who lived in that region.

Reference ✧ WJI/Emyn Eglain ✧ “Hills of Eglamar”