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Middle-Earth Tours
Tour 2: The Places of Middle-Earth
The Misty Mountains
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The Misty Mountains Looking West, by J. R. R. Tolkien |
I need no map,' said Gimli...'There is the land where our fathers worked of old, and we have wrought the image of those mountains into many works of metal and of stone, and into many songs and tales. They stand tall in our dreams: Baraz, Zirak, Shathûr.
'Only once before have I seen them from afar in waking life, but I know them and their names, for under them lies Khazad-Dûm, the Dwarrowdelf, that is now called the Black Pit, Moria in the Elvish tongue. Yonder stands Barazinbar, the Redhorn, cruel Caradhras; and beyond him are Silvertine and Cloudyhead....'
FotR, "The Ring Goes South" |
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There upon Celebdil was a lonely window in the snow, and before it lay a narrow space, a dizzy eyrie above the mists of the world.... Out he sprang, and even as I came behind, he burst into new flame. There was none to see, or perhaps in after ages songs would still be sun of the Battle of the Peak." --Gandalf describes his final battle with the balrog, TTT, "The White Rider" |
Zirakzigil, by John Howe |
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The Nine Walkers in Hollin, image from the Cannes film book on the official movie site |
Bookmark showing The Nine Walkers, image courtesy of
theonering.net |
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The Fellowship on Caradhras, image from the first movie trailer, with thanks to theonering.net |
The Misty Mountains figure prominently in both The Hobbit and LotR, providing homes at various times to dwarves, orcs, a wizard, and even a wayward hobbit. Use the links at left and below to explore Caradhras, The lair of the Great Goblin, Moria (including Balin's Tomb and the Bridge of Khazad-Dûm), and the eastern face of the mountains. |
| The Lair of the Great Goblin 
The Great Goblin, by Alan Lee |
Moria 
In the Halls of Moria, by Alan Lee |
The East Face of the Mountains 
Mirrormere, by Alan Lee |
Full-size versions of these pictures are on display at Rolozo Tolkien and the official LotR movie site
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