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Dates
Raised by the Valar at the end of the Spring of Arda
Location
In the Pelóri, the eastern mountain-shield of Aman
Races
Ainur, and later Elves
Divisions
Valar (Aratar); Elves of the Vanyar later dwelt on the slopes of the Mountain
Settlements
Ilmarin, the dwelling of Manwë and Varda, was on the peak of the Mountain
Other names
Amon Uilos, Crowned with Stars, Elerrína, Ever-snow-white, Everlasting Whiteness, Hill of Ilmarin, Holy Mountain, Mount Everwhite, Mountain of Manwë, Oiolossë, Taniquetil, The White Mountain

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The Mountain

Lofty seat of Manwë and Varda

A name for the tallest of the world's mountains, more commonly called the Holy Mountain or the White Mountain, that stood in the range of the Pelóri that fenced the eastern fringe of Valinor. Perhaps the best known of its many names was Taniquetil, and on its highest peak stood the halls of Manwë the Elder King and his spouse Varda. According to legend, Manwë will remain on the Mountain until the last days of the world.


See also...

Mount Everwhite, Timeless Halls

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