Himring

Himring is a hill in J.R.R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth in the northeast of Beleriand, on which was the fortress of Maedhros, eldest of the Sons of Fëanor. After the drowning of Beleriand at the end of the First Age, the peak of Himring remained above the waves, known as the isle of Himling. The fortress on Himring was built when the Sons of Fëanor went east after Thingol became aware of the Kinslaying. It stood firm through the Dagor Bragollach, and many survivors from the surrounding regions, including Maedhros' brother Maglor, rallied there. It remained until the Nirnaeth Arnoediad; it is not mentioned after that in the Silmarillion as published, but the impression given is that it was forsaken, as the sons of Fëanor would no longer have had the strength to man it, had they chosen to.

Category:Middle-earth places