915
edits
Difference between revisions of "Mountains of Mōrya"
no edit summary
Tags: Mobile web edit Mobile edit |
Tags: Mobile web edit Mobile edit |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
* 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 (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 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 largely passed over by early Geranian settlers and only sparsely populated under the Kattasians, with the outpost of Katna the only permanent settlement surviving into Olgish times. The area gained greater importance with the construction of the [[Lécaronian Imperial Roads#XXII Nostim|Niom XXII Nostim]] | * 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 largely passed over by early Geranian settlers and only sparsely populated under the Kattasians, with the outpost of Katna the only permanent settlement surviving into Olgish times. The area gained greater importance with the construction of the [[Lécaronian Imperial Roads#Niom XXII Nostim|Niom XXII Nostim]] in L.R. 432, harnessing the potential of the [[Pass of Katna]] as only major crossing to the eastern side of the mountains, facillitating troop movements into southern Celsond. These developments hardlx extended beyond the course of the road, however, and the Minneles remained known as an untamed territory, ripe with beasts such as [[dragons]] and [[griffins]], and the crossing of Katna as one of the most dangerous along any imperial road. | ||
*The Mountains of Dor (Olg. ''Dôrminna'', ostensibly | |||
=History= | =History= | ||
The area was long considered | The area was long considered | ||