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Dates
Probably1 constructed in the early days of Gondor, before the end of the Second Age
Location
On the summit of the hill of Amon Hen on the western shores of Nen Hithoel, above the Falls of Rauros
Origins
Raised by the ancient Gondorians
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Gondorians
Important peaks
Raised on Amon Hen, the Hill of the Eye
Pronunciation
Amon Hen is pronounced 'a'mon he'n'
Meaning
Amon Hen means 'Hill of the Eye'
Other names
Seat of Seeing

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Seat of Amon Hen

The seat on the summit of the Hill of Sight

Map of the Seat of Amon Hen

Amon Hen was a hill on the original northern borders of Gondor, standing above the western banks of Nen Hithoel above Rauros. On its summit, the Gondorians had constructed a high seat: a chair held up from the hill on four tall pillars, and reached by a long flight of stone steps. The makers of the seat had constructed it with the power to enhance vision, so that a viewer seated there could look out across Gondor and its neighbouring lands and see events there with astonishing clarity.


Notes

1

We are not told with any degree of certainty when the Seat was raised on Amon Hen, other than the fact that it was ancient at the end of the Third Age (our only guide is Aragorn's rather ambiguous comment that it was made '...in the days of the great kings' in The Fellowship of the Ring II 9, The Great River). On balance, it seems likely that the Seat was one of the many great works produced by the first Gondorians, before the end of the Second Age. We do know, however, that some of the constructions in this region dated from rather later (the Pillars of the Argonath were raised in about the year III 1250) and the Seat may conceivably have been among these later developments.

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The Voice

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Seat of Amon Hen

The seat on the summit of the Hill of Sight

Dates
Probably1 constructed in the early days of Gondor, before the end of the Second Age
Location
On the summit of the hill of Amon Hen on the western shores of Nen Hithoel, above the Falls of Rauros
Origins
Raised by the ancient Gondorians
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Gondorians
Important peaks
Raised on Amon Hen, the Hill of the Eye
Pronunciation
Amon Hen is pronounced 'a'mon he'n'
Meaning
Amon Hen means 'Hill of the Eye'
Other names
Seat of Seeing

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 14 August 2024
  • This entry is complete

Seat of Amon Hen

The seat on the summit of the Hill of Sight

Map of the Seat of Amon Hen

Amon Hen was a hill on the original northern borders of Gondor, standing above the western banks of Nen Hithoel above Rauros. On its summit, the Gondorians had constructed a high seat: a chair held up from the hill on four tall pillars, and reached by a long flight of stone steps. The makers of the seat had constructed it with the power to enhance vision, so that a viewer seated there could look out across Gondor and its neighbouring lands and see events there with astonishing clarity.


Notes

1

We are not told with any degree of certainty when the Seat was raised on Amon Hen, other than the fact that it was ancient at the end of the Third Age (our only guide is Aragorn's rather ambiguous comment that it was made '...in the days of the great kings' in The Fellowship of the Ring II 9, The Great River). On balance, it seems likely that the Seat was one of the many great works produced by the first Gondorians, before the end of the Second Age. We do know, however, that some of the constructions in this region dated from rather later (the Pillars of the Argonath were raised in about the year III 1250) and the Seat may conceivably have been among these later developments.

See also...

The Voice

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 14 August 2024
  • This entry is complete

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

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Got a question for us? We are always on hand to help! Why not Tweet us with your queries about Discus or the DISC personality test?