Dates

Raised after the Valar removed into the West in ancient times

Location

Along the eastern margins of Aman

Origins

Raised by the Valar as a defence against Morgoth

Race

Settlements

Ilmarin, the mansions of Manwë and Varda, stood atop the mountain of Taniquetil in the central parts of the range

Important peaks

Taniquetil, and probably also Hyarmentir

Passes

Other names

Mountain Wall, Mountains of Aman, Pelóri

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Mountains of Defence

The Pelóri of Aman

Map of the Mountains of Defence

The Pelóri, the highest mountains in the world, raised along the eastern borders of Aman by the Valar to protect their land from Melkor.

See also...

Aman, Mountain Wall, Mountains of Aman, Pass of Light, Valmar

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