Dates Wasted and abandoned in the Dagor Bragollach, probably in I 455; destroyed at the end of the First Age Location The wide vales of the upper Gelion, from Mount Rerir in the north to the river Ascar in the south Race Elves Division Settled by the Noldor Settlements The halls of Caranthir were beside Lake Helevorn, in the far north of the land Meaning The easternmost main valley of the lands westward of the Blue Mountains Other names Talath Rhúnen; known after its settlement by Caranthir as Dor Caranthir, Land of Caranthir Indexes: Alphabetical: E Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 24 September 2017 Updates planned: 1 Talath Rhúnen Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV The old name among the Sindar of Beleriand for the upper vale of Gelion, between the river and the Blue Mountains, above the inflow of Ascar. This wide land was known in Elvish as Talath Rhúnen, translated 'East Vale', and also called Thargelion, the land beyond Gelion. After the Return of the Noldor, Caranthir son of Fëanor settled in the mountainous north of the East Vale, and after that time the land was more normally called Dor Caranthir, 'Land of Caranthir'. The vale was overrun and ravaged by Orcs during the Dagor Bragollach. See also... Dor Caranthir, Land of Caranthir, Talath Rhúnen Indexes: Alphabetical: E Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 24 September 2017 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2011, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile. |