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Dates
Raised during the Years of the Trees;1
Origins
Made by the Eldar as a place to construct their city of Tirion
Race
Elves
Divisions
Vanyar and Noldor
Culture
Eldar of Valinor
Settlements
The city of Tirion was built on this hill
Pronunciation
too'na
Meaning
'Hill'

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  • Updated 21 December 2016
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Túna

The hill on which Tirion stood

Map of Túna

The hill in Aman where the Vanyar and the Noldor founded their fair city of Tirion.


Notes

1

According to the Annals of Aman in volume X of The History of Middle-earth, the hill of Túna was raised in the Valian Year 1133 (some 3,469 years before the Darkening of Valinor).

See also...

Eärendil, Eldar of Valinor, Pass of Light, The Fair, Tirion, Tree of Tirion, Tree of Túna

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Túna

The hill on which Tirion stood

Dates
Raised during the Years of the Trees;1
Origins
Made by the Eldar as a place to construct their city of Tirion
Race
Elves
Divisions
Vanyar and Noldor
Culture
Eldar of Valinor
Settlements
The city of Tirion was built on this hill
Pronunciation
too'na
Meaning
'Hill'

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 21 December 2016
  • Updates planned: 1

Túna

The hill on which Tirion stood

Map of Túna

The hill in Aman where the Vanyar and the Noldor founded their fair city of Tirion.


Notes

1

According to the Annals of Aman in volume X of The History of Middle-earth, the hill of Túna was raised in the Valian Year 1133 (some 3,469 years before the Darkening of Valinor).

See also...

Eärendil, Eldar of Valinor, Pass of Light, The Fair, Tirion, Tree of Tirion, Tree of Túna

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 21 December 2016
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2015-2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus DISC profiling: bringing technology to team building, assessment and relationship management.