The Encyclopedia of Arda - Northern Mirkwood (original) (raw)

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The Woodland Realm of Thranduil As the power of Dol Guldur grew in the south of the Mirkwood, the Silvan Elves of the Forest gradually withdrew through the darkened trees into the north. By the last centuries of the Third Age, they had reached the extreme northeast of Mirkwood, and there established an underground stronghold from which the Elvenking Thranduil ruled a Woodland Realm. Though geographically 'Northern Mirkwood' might refer to a wide tract of the Forest, as a proper name it is always used as synonym for Thranduil's Woodland Realm in the northeast near to the Long Lake. See also... Greenleaf Indexes: Alphabetical: M Alphabetical: N Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 9 October 2011 Updates planned: 2 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2011. 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.