Amon Hen (Sindarin for 'Hill of the Eye') is the name of a fictional hill in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth. Sindarin is an Artificial language developed by J R R Tolkien. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Middle-earth refers to the fictional lands where most of the stories of author J In The Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of the Ring rests there when they have to choose which way to go. The Lord of the Rings is an epic The Fellowship of the Ring, or Company of the Ring, as described in the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, which bears the same name is
The hill is located at the western banks of the river Anduin, at the southern end of the long lake Nen Hithoel above the Falls of Rauros. In J R R Tolkien 's fictional Middle-earth, Anduin is the Sindarin name for the Great River of Wilderland, the longest River Minor places in Middle-earth#Place Name -->;Place name description1 Further description prefix with In J R R Tolkien 's fictional Middle-earth, Anduin is the Sindarin name for the Great River of Wilderland, the longest River It is one of the three peaks at the Falls of Rauros, the others being Amon Lhaw, the Hill of the Ear, and Tol Brandir, an island located between the two hills. Minor places in Middle-earth#Place Name -->;Place name description1 Further description prefix with Minor places in Middle-earth#Place Name -->;Place name description1 Further description prefix with
The Seat of Seeing was built there, serving as a watchtower for the northern borders of Gondor. "Arkenstone" redirects here For the composer of electronic and new age music see David Arkenstone. Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J R R Tolkien 's writings described as the greatest realm of Men in the west of Middle-earth by the end of the It was constructed in the early days of Gondor, perhaps even as early as the Second Age. The Second Age is a time period from J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth fantasy writings
The Fellowship of the Ring passed by Amon Hen after having travelled down the Anduin, and it was here that the fellowship was broken, with Frodo and Sam crossing the river on their way east to Mordor. Samwise Gamgee, later known as Samwise Gardner and commonly known as Sam, is a Fictional character in J When Frodo sits on the Seat of Seeing he is able to see for hundreds of miles because of its magical properties.
In the movie a skirmish takes place called the 'Battle of Amon Hen' and the fellowship breaks up. It was filmed just outside Queenstown. Queenstown is a Resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand 's South Island.
Amon Hen is also the name of the bulletin of The Tolkien Society. The Tolkien Society is an educational charity formed in 1969 dedicated to furthering interest in the life and works of J