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Emyn Muil

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They had come to the feet of stony hills, and their pace was slower, for the trail was no longer easy to follow. Here the highlands of the Emyn Muil ran from North to South in two long tumbled ridges. The western side of each ridge was steep and difficult, but the eastward slopes were gentler, furrowed with many gullies and narrow ravines. All night the three companions scrambled in this bony land, climbing to the crest of the first and tallest ridge, and down again into the darkness of a deep winding valley on the other side.
– The Two Towers (Book 3), Chapter 2

The Emyn Muil is a region of bleak highlands, mainly surrounding the lake of Nen Hithoel. Once the northern border of Gondor, they feature various ruins, such as the Argonath, Amon Hen and Amon Lhaw, and Parth Galen. Whilst the land around the lake is wooded, the rest of the region is scantily foliaged and barren. The River Anduin bisects the Emyn Muil, entering it from the North through the rapids of Sarn Gebir, flowing into Nen Hithoel and beyond into Gondor over the Falls of Rauros. The western, southern and western aspects of the Emyn Muil end abruptly, with large cliffs, such as the East Wall of Rohan, marking the edge of the highlands. The Emyn Muil is uninhabited, though Rohirric patrols come close to its borders- Orcs often pass through the region on the east bank of the Anduin.

They had come to the feet of stony hills, and their pace was slower, for the trail was no longer easy to follow. Here the highlands of the Emyn Muil ran from North to South in two long tumbled ridges. The western side of each ridge was steep and difficult, but the eastward slopes were gentler, furrowed with many gullies and narrow ravines. All night the three companions scrambled in this bony land, climbing to the crest of the first and tallest ridge, and down again into the darkness of a deep winding valley on the other side.
– The Two Towers (Book 3), Chapter 2

The Emyn Muil is a region of bleak highlands, mainly surrounding the lake of Nen Hithoel. Once the northern border of Gondor, they feature various ruins, such as the Argonath, Amon Hen and Amon Lhaw, and Parth Galen. Whilst the land around the lake is wooded, the rest of the region is scantily foliaged and barren. The River Anduin bisects the Emyn Muil, entering it from the North through the rapids of Sarn Gebir, flowing into Nen Hithoel and beyond into Gondor over the Falls of Rauros. The western, southern and western aspects of the Emyn Muil end abruptly, with large cliffs, such as the East Wall of Rohan, marking the edge of the highlands. The Emyn Muil is uninhabited, though Rohirric patrols come close to its borders- Orcs often pass through the region on the east bank of the Anduin.

They had come to the feet of stony hills, and their pace was slower, for the trail was no longer easy to follow. Here the highlands of the Emyn Muil ran from North to South in two long tumbled ridges. The western side of each ridge was steep and difficult, but the eastward slopes were gentler, furrowed with many gullies and narrow ravines. All night the three companions scrambled in this bony land, climbing to the crest of the first and tallest ridge, and down again into the darkness of a deep winding valley on the other side.
– The Two Towers (Book 3), Chapter 2

The Emyn Muil is a region of bleak highlands, mainly surrounding the lake of Nen Hithoel. Once the northern border of Gondor, they feature various ruins, such as the Argonath, Amon Hen and Amon Lhaw, and Parth Galen. Whilst the land around the lake is wooded, the rest of the region is scantily foliaged and barren. The River Anduin bisects the Emyn Muil, entering it from the North through the rapids of Sarn Gebir, flowing into Nen Hithoel and beyond into Gondor over the Falls of Rauros. The western, southern and western aspects of the Emyn Muil end abruptly, with large cliffs, such as the East Wall of Rohan, marking the edge of the highlands. The Emyn Muil is uninhabited, though Rohirric patrols come close to its borders- Orcs often pass through the region on the east bank of the Anduin.