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Raised by the Valar at the end of the Spring of Arda1
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Pronunciation
Ilmarin is pronounced 'i'lmarin'
Meaning
Ilmarin means 'mansion of the high airs'
Other names
Amon Uilos, Crowned with Stars, Elerrína, Ever-snow-white, Everlasting Whiteness, Holy Mountain, Mount Everwhite, The Mountain, Mountain of Manwë, Oiolossë, Taniquetil, White Mountain
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Hill of IlmarinThe Mountain of ManwëIlmarin was the dwelling-place of Manwë and Varda on the high peak of Taniquetil, among the mountains of the Pelóri. The Hill of Ilmarin, then, was a name for the mountain beneath those mansions. The word 'hill' here is used poetically: actually Taniquetil was not merely a mountain, but the tallest of all the mountains of the world. So tall was the Holy Mountain that the name Ilmarin incorporated the name of Ilmen, the high airs of Arda, and from their mansions on its peak Manwë and Varda could look out over the entire world. A host of spirits in the forms of eagles and hawks brought news to the Elder King from every corner of the world, except the shadowed darkness that hid Melkor from the sight of the Valar in the Elder Days. Notes
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