The Encyclopedia of Arda - Forest of Neldoreth (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 Inhabited by Elves for at least 3,500 years before the first rising of the Sun; enclosed within the Girdle of Melian c. 29 years before the Return of the Noldor; Doriath sacked I 509; ultimately destroyed at the end of the First Age Location The lesser northwestern forest of Doriath, separated from the Forest of Region by the River Esgalduin Race Elves Division Sindar Culture Elves of Doriath Pronunciation ne'ldoreth Meaning From neldor, 'beech'1 Other names Taur-na-neldor Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: N Forests About this entry: Updated 15 August 2009 Updates planned: 1 The lesser, northern forest of Doriath Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The beech-forest on the banks of the River Esgalduin that formed the northern and lesser part of the kingdom of Doriath. Notes 1 The Elvish word neldor literally means 'three-tree', a reference to the famous three-trunked beech tree Hírilorn, which gave its name to all other trees of its kind. See also... Beeches, Dimbar, Doriath, Elu Thingol, Elves of Beleriand, Elves of Doriath, Hemlock, Hírilorn, Hunting of the Wolf, River Esgalduin, Taur-na-neldor, West March Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: N Forests About this entry: Updated 15 August 2009 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2009. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus provides a host of free and unlimited features to help manage your DISC assessments.

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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 Inhabited by Elves for at least 3,500 years before the first rising of the Sun; enclosed within the Girdle of Melian c. 29 years before the Return of the Noldor; Doriath sacked I 509; ultimately destroyed at the end of the First Age Location The lesser northwestern forest of Doriath, separated from the Forest of Region by the River Esgalduin Race Elves Division Sindar Culture Elves of Doriath Pronunciation ne'ldoreth Meaning From neldor, 'beech'1 Other names Taur-na-neldor Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: N Forests About this entry: Updated 15 August 2009 Updates planned: 1 The lesser, northern forest of Doriath

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

The beech-forest on the banks of the River Esgalduin that formed the northern and lesser part of the kingdom of Doriath. Notes 1 The Elvish word neldor literally means 'three-tree', a reference to the famous three-trunked beech tree Hírilorn, which gave its name to all other trees of its kind. See also... Beeches, Dimbar, Doriath, Elu Thingol, Elves of Beleriand, Elves of Doriath, Hemlock, Hírilorn, Hunting of the Wolf, River Esgalduin, Taur-na-neldor, West March Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: N Forests About this entry: Updated 15 August 2009 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2009. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus provides a host of free and unlimited features to help manage your DISC assessments.