Bythnelemer

Bythnelemer is a 2703 meter tall mountain on the northern coast of Vinghjel that plays an important role in Theyelem folklore. Its exact location was forgotten around 3E 1500, but in 4E 1813 an expedition revealed a mountain known to locals as Batheiremer as the most likely candidate. The mountain has a distinct and recognizable prominent shape. Due to the extreme conditions around its summit it was likely not climbed until 6E 983.

Place in folklore
According to Theyelem folklore and mythology, Bythnelemer and its surroundings marks the sole southern entrance to the Great North, a seemingly endless expanse of arctic desert, at the other end of which lies the dwelling of the Great Owl and the location of the afterlife. The Great North is described as being infinite in several texts, but it is still entirely contained within Ederseike. The northern lights show the boundary between the rest of the world and the Great North, but entrance is only possible around Bythnelemer; according to Pagath ylid Ehvelmen galn Ederseiki, going further north beyond the northern lights but not by Bythnelemer would lead to an ice-covered landmass from which the wind and the northern lights originated, connected to the world by four isthmuses. Travelling southwards from this landmass towards Bythnelemer was impossible, as "Beyond Bythnelemer, the land does not curve with the earth, and continues off into the void of Ederseiki; thus it is impossible to travel to Bythnelemer, as the land connecting to it from the north lies on a flat plane above the earth, invisible to anyone but the people on it."