Some miles to the east of the Firien Wood, there was a wide, shallow recess in the foothills of the White Mountains. Overlooking this region were two of the Beacon-hills of Gondor, Min-Rimmon to the east and Calenhad to the west. Calenhad was the sixth of the seven beacons, within sight of the last of the beacons on the Halifirien, above the borders of Rohan.

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Calenhad was a tall mountain with a green space on its summit, and it is this green space that the name Calenhad describes. Calen- means green, and -had had two possible Sindarin derivations, coming from words for 'place' or 'sward' (that is, 'lawn', 'area of grass'). Though the potential derivations may be different, in either case the meaning of the name is very similar, referring to the area of turf on the summit of the mountain.

Calenhad

Sixth of the Beacons of Gondor

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