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The mountain range itself is composed of five shorter arms, arranged in a shape resembling a five-pointed star: | The mountain range itself is composed of five shorter arms, arranged in a shape resembling a five-pointed star: | ||
* The Trans-Parkan Mountains (Olg. ''Lamparkaminna'') form a sickle from [[Parka]] towards the northeast, hemming the northwestern side of the [[Desert of Wat]] and separating it from the [[Valley of Parka]]. | * The Trans-Parkan Mountains (Olg. ''Lamparkaminna'') form a sickle from [[Parka]] towards the northeast, hemming the northwestern side of the [[Desert of Wat]] and separating it from the [[Valley of Parka]]. | ||
* The Northern Wat (Olg. 'Turvatta', in contrast to the 'Komvatta', or Southern Wat, which forms part of the [[Mountains of Mindeló]]) hems the Wat to its northern side, separating it from the [[Desert of Erkenma]]. The river [[Ārɔt]] rises from these highlands, forming the upper Ārɔt Valley to their north. To the southwest, they reach the fortifications of the [[Reknayan Wall]], at which point they are considered to fade into the [[Kernogori]]. | * The Northern Wat (Olg. ''Turvatta'', in contrast to the ''Komvatta'', or Southern Wat, which forms part of the [[Mountains of Mindeló]]) hems the Wat to its northern side, separating it from the [[Desert of Erkenma]]. The river [[Ārɔt]] rises from these highlands, forming the upper Ārɔt Valley to their north. To the southwest, they reach the fortifications of the [[Reknayan Wall]], at which point they are considered to fade into the [[Kernogori]]. | ||
* The Walled Mountains | * The Walled Mountains (Olg. ''Minnacasgíl'') border the Erkenma to the northwest. The northern tip of the Reknayan Wall is contained entirely within this arm, giving it its name; the fortresses of [[Casgan]] and [[Min Nostim]] are likewise located on foothills of this mountain range. | ||
* The Dead Mountains (Olg. ''Minneles'', likely a pseudo-calque from WCel. [[''Daerɔk Elɛsį'']] ‘!!??’) extend northward into the [[Míbar-Hûrind]]. Widely considered one of the most unfriendly and least accessible parts of the Reknaya, it was never | |||
=History= | =History= | ||
The area was long considered | The area was long considered | ||