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Date I 20 Location The sources of Narog at Eithel Ivrin, beneath the mountains of Ered Wethrin Race Elves Division Held by the Noldor, but also attended by Sindar and Laiquendi Pronunciation me'reth ahdai'rthad1 Meaning 'Feast of Reuniting' Other names Feast of Reuniting Indexes: Alphabetical: M Events About this entry: Updated 28 November 2007 Updates planned: 1 The Feast of Reuniting Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The great celebratory feast held at the order of High King Fingolfin in the twentieth year after the first rising of the Sun. The feast was held by the Pools of Ivrin, under the Mountains of Shadow to the north of Beleriand. Its purpose was to unite all of the divided Elves in one cause, and ambassadors came from all the peoples and realms of Beleriand. As well as Elves from the separate branches of the Noldor, native Grey-elves were also present, including some from Doriath and the Falas. Ambassadors even came from the Green-elves, the people of distant Ossiriand in the east. The Feast was hailed as a great success, and the Elves made common cause there against their great enemy to the north. For a few short years after the Mereth Aderthad, Beleriand enjoyed a time of peace and happiness before it was plunged into the Wars that would eventually destroy it. Notes 1 Notice that the 'a' in aderthad is pronounced as in English 'father', so the entire word sounds like 'ahderthad', rather than the perhaps more natural 'ayderthad'. See also... Beautiful Mere, Pools of Ivrin Indexes: Alphabetical: M Events About this entry: Updated 28 November 2007 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2005, 2007. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus questionnaires work on the screen or in printed form to suit your needs, in any of dozens of languages.

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Date I 20 Location The sources of Narog at Eithel Ivrin, beneath the mountains of Ered Wethrin Race Elves Division Held by the Noldor, but also attended by Sindar and Laiquendi Pronunciation me'reth ahdai'rthad1 Meaning 'Feast of Reuniting' Other names Feast of Reuniting Indexes: Alphabetical: M Events About this entry: Updated 28 November 2007 Updates planned: 1 The Feast of Reuniting

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The great celebratory feast held at the order of High King Fingolfin in the twentieth year after the first rising of the Sun. The feast was held by the Pools of Ivrin, under the Mountains of Shadow to the north of Beleriand. Its purpose was to unite all of the divided Elves in one cause, and ambassadors came from all the peoples and realms of Beleriand. As well as Elves from the separate branches of the Noldor, native Grey-elves were also present, including some from Doriath and the Falas. Ambassadors even came from the Green-elves, the people of distant Ossiriand in the east. The Feast was hailed as a great success, and the Elves made common cause there against their great enemy to the north. For a few short years after the Mereth Aderthad, Beleriand enjoyed a time of peace and happiness before it was plunged into the Wars that would eventually destroy it. Notes 1 Notice that the 'a' in aderthad is pronounced as in English 'father', so the entire word sounds like 'ahderthad', rather than the perhaps more natural 'ayderthad'. See also... Beautiful Mere, Pools of Ivrin Indexes: Alphabetical: M Events About this entry: Updated 28 November 2007 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2005, 2007. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus questionnaires work on the screen or in printed form to suit your needs, in any of dozens of languages.