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All participants would run from Thorin's Gate through Ered Luin and the Shire to Bree.

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And Boromir will tell you that that is a great open vale that lies between the Misty Mountains and the northmost foothills of Ered Nimrais, the White Mountains of his home.

The Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien, J. R. R. 1965

So Thráin and Thorin with what remained of their following (among whom were Balin and Glóin) returned to Dunland, and soon afterwards they removed and wandered in Eriador, until at last they made a home in exile in the east of the Ered Luin beyond the Lune.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

Most of these dwelt in Lindon west of the Ered Luin; but before the building of the Barad-dûr many of the Sindar passed eastward, and some established realms in the forests far away, where their people were mostly Silvan Elves.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

Wiser, for they recruited the strength of our people from the sturdy folk of the sea-coast, and from the hardy mountaineers of Ered Nimrais.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

And there where the White Mountains of Ered Nimrais came to their end he saw, as Gandalf had promised, the dark mass of Mount Mindolluin, the deep purple shadows of its high glens, and its tall face whitening in the rising day.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

By morning-light the roads that converged upon the Gate of Mordor could now be clearly seen, pale and dusty; one winding back northwards; another dwindling eastwards into the mists that clung about the feet of Ered Lithui; and a third that ran towards him.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

To meet it there stretched out from the grey and misty northern range of Ered Lithui a long jutting arm; and between the ends there was a narrow gap: Carach Angren, the Isenmouthe, beyond which lay the deep dale of Udûn.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

Many Dwarves leaving their old cities in Ered Luin go to Moria and swell its numbers.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

They settle in the South of Ered Luin beyond the Shire (2802).

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954