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Dates
An old settlement of the Petty-dwarves; occupied by the Gaurwaith and renamed as Bar-en-Danwedh during I 489
Location
On the summit of Amon Rûdh, south of Brethil
Race
Important peaks
Constructed within the peak of Amon Rûdh, known to the Petty-dwarves as Sharbhund
Pronunciation
ba'rr-e'n-ni'bin-noy'g (rr indicates that the 'r' sound in bar should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
'House of the Petty-dwarves'
Other names

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Bar-en-Nibin-noeg

The house of Mîm

Map of Bar-en-Nibin-noeg

At one time, the Petty-dwarves seem to have been quite populous in Beleriand, at least in the regions between the rivers Narog and Sirion. By the later First Age, though, their numbers had dwindled until only one of their settlements remained. That was the dwelling of Mîm and his sons within the Bald Hill of Amon Rûdh, and its name was Bar-en-Nibin-noeg, meaning simply 'House of the Petty-dwarves'.

The name of the house was changed after Mîm was captured by Túrin and his outlaws. Mîm offered shelter in his hidden halls as ransom for his release, and after that time his house was no longer known as Bar-en-Nibin-noeg, but as Bar-en-Danwedh, 'House of Ransom'.


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