The Encyclopedia of Arda - Eryn Lasgalen (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates The Forest itself dated back to ancient times, but it was named Eryn Lasgalen on 6 April (the Elves' New Year) III 3019 Location Rhovanion, to the east of the Vales of Anduin Races Elves and Men Division The Elves in the northern and southern regions were Silvan Elves Cultures The Elves belonged to the Galadhrim (in the south) and Wood-elves (in the north); the central parts of the forest were inhabited by Men, specifically Beornings and Woodmen Settlements The Elvenking's Halls and various settlements of Woodmen especially along the forest's western edge Source The Enchanted River rose in the Mountains of Mirkwood Outflow The Enchanted River emptied into the Forest River that flowed on into the Long Lake Important peaks Amon Lanc, The Mountains of Mirkwood1 Pronunciation e'roon lasga'len Meaning 'Wood of Greenleaves' Other names Eryn Galen, The Forest, Forest of the Great Fear, Forest under Nightshade, The Great Wood, Greenwood the Great, Mirkwood, Taur e-Ndaedelos, Taur-nu-Fuin, The Wood, Wood of Greenleaves Indexes: Alphabetical: E Forests About this entry: Updated 26 December 2013 Updates planned: 1 The Wood of Greenleaves Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of Eryn Lasgalen, showing the divisions established by Celeborn and Thranduil after the War of the Ring Map of Eryn Lasgalen, showing the divisions established by Celeborn and Thranduil after the War of the Ring 'Wood of Greenleaves', the new name chosen by Celeborn and Thranduil for the forest that had been known as Mirkwood for much of the Third Age. Notes 1 It's fair to presume that the Mountains of Mirkwood would have been given a new name at the same time as the Forest that surrounded them. No record of that new name exists, however. See also... Dark Mountains, Emyn-nu-Fuin, Eryn Galen, Silvan Elves, Wood of Greenleaves Indexes: Alphabetical: E Forests About this entry: Updated 26 December 2013 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008, 2013. 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.

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Dates The Forest itself dated back to ancient times, but it was named Eryn Lasgalen on 6 April (the Elves' New Year) III 3019 Location Rhovanion, to the east of the Vales of Anduin Races Elves and Men Division The Elves in the northern and southern regions were Silvan Elves Cultures The Elves belonged to the Galadhrim (in the south) and Wood-elves (in the north); the central parts of the forest were inhabited by Men, specifically Beornings and Woodmen Settlements The Elvenking's Halls and various settlements of Woodmen especially along the forest's western edge Source The Enchanted River rose in the Mountains of Mirkwood Outflow The Enchanted River emptied into the Forest River that flowed on into the Long Lake Important peaks Amon Lanc, The Mountains of Mirkwood1 Pronunciation e'roon lasga'len Meaning 'Wood of Greenleaves' Other names Eryn Galen, The Forest, Forest of the Great Fear, Forest under Nightshade, The Great Wood, Greenwood the Great, Mirkwood, Taur e-Ndaedelos, Taur-nu-Fuin, The Wood, Wood of Greenleaves Indexes: Alphabetical: E Forests About this entry: Updated 26 December 2013 Updates planned: 1 The Wood of Greenleaves

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV

Map of Eryn Lasgalen, showing the divisions established by Celeborn and Thranduil after the War of the Ring Map of Eryn Lasgalen, showing the divisions established by Celeborn and Thranduil after the War of the Ring 'Wood of Greenleaves', the new name chosen by Celeborn and Thranduil for the forest that had been known as Mirkwood for much of the Third Age. Notes 1 It's fair to presume that the Mountains of Mirkwood would have been given a new name at the same time as the Forest that surrounded them. No record of that new name exists, however. See also... Dark Mountains, Emyn-nu-Fuin, Eryn Galen, Silvan Elves, Wood of Greenleaves Indexes: Alphabetical: E Forests About this entry: Updated 26 December 2013 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008, 2013. 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.