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|location= The [[Naith of Lórien]] |
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|founded/built= [[Years of the Trees]] ? |
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|ruler= [[Amroth]], later [[Galadriel]] and [[Celeborn]] |
|ruler= [[Amroth]], later [[Galadriel]] and [[Celeborn]] |
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|names= Caras Galadhon<br/>City of the Galadhrim<br/>Chief city of [[Lothlórien|Lórien]] |
|names= Caras Galadhon<br/>City of the Galadhrim<br/>Chief city of [[Lothlórien|Lórien]] |
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'''Caras Galadhon''' (pronounced {{IPA|/ˈkaras ˈgalaðon/}}) was the chief city of [[Lothlórien]], at the center of the whole woodland. |
'''Caras Galadhon''' (pronounced {{IPA|/ˈkaras ˈgalaðon/}}) was the chief city of [[Lothlórien]], at the center of the whole woodland. |
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| − | In the [[Naith of Lórien]], the heart of the [[Silvan Elves|Silvan Elven]] realm, it was built |
+ | In the [[Naith of Lórien]], the heart of the [[Silvan Elves|Silvan Elven]] realm, it was built within the [[Mallorn]] trees that [[Galadriel]] received from [[Tar-Aldarion]], the seventh High King of [[Númenor]]. It served as the residence of [[Celeborn]] and Galadriel. |
== Description == |
== Description == |
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| ⚫ | Caras Galadhon was circular in shape and about three thousand feet from east to west. It was surrounded by a [[Walls|wall]] of green earth and a deep fosse, or moat. On the western border, a long stone road outside the fosse ran for many dozens of miles also surrounded the city. The city could be accessed through a set of great gates which faced southwest. |
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The city was a host of [[Mallorn]] trees where the [[elves]] lived in [[Flet|flets]] atop the trees. Located in the city's center, atop the largest Mallorn in the city, was the flet of Celeborn and Galadriel and the Chamber of Celeborn. |
The city was a host of [[Mallorn]] trees where the [[elves]] lived in [[Flet|flets]] atop the trees. Located in the city's center, atop the largest Mallorn in the city, was the flet of Celeborn and Galadriel and the Chamber of Celeborn. |
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| − | Other notable features were Galadriel’s garden and her [[The Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] both in the southeast quarter.<ref>''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]],'' The Lord of the Rings, "Lothlórien"</ref> |
+ | Other notable features were Galadriel’s garden and her [[The Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]], both in the southeast quarter.<ref>''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]],'' The Lord of the Rings, "Lothlórien"</ref> |
== History == |
== History == |
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| ⚫ | The building of the city was probably started by the [[Silvan Elves|Silvan]]-speaking [[Nandor]] elves who first settled the [[forest]] area of Lórien during the [[Years of the Trees|Time of the Trees]] under the light of [[stars]], and was no doubt completed |
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| ⚫ | The building of the city was probably started by the [[Silvan Elves|Silvan]]-speaking [[Nandor]] elves who first settled the [[forest]] area of Lórien during the [[Years of the Trees|Time of the Trees]] under the light of [[stars]], and was no doubt completed by the city's later [[Sindar]]in lords. No doubt beautiful during the days of [[Amdír]] and his son [[Amroth]], it was their successors Celeborn and his wife Galadriel that made the city into a blissful but rather isolated Elven haven. |
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During the events of the [[War of the Ring]], the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] was brought through Lórien to Caras Galadhon, and there met the lords of the [[Galadhrim]]. Around the time of the siege of [[Minas Tirith]] Lorien was besieged itself by [[Dol Guldur]], three times. |
During the events of the [[War of the Ring]], the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] was brought through Lórien to Caras Galadhon, and there met the lords of the [[Galadhrim]]. Around the time of the siege of [[Minas Tirith]] Lorien was besieged itself by [[Dol Guldur]], three times. |
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Revision as of 16:37, 29 December 2019
Caras Galadhon (pronounced /ˈkaras ˈgalaðon/) was the chief city of Lothlórien, at the center of the whole woodland.
In the Naith of Lórien, the heart of the Silvan Elven realm, it was built within the Mallorn trees that Galadriel received from Tar-Aldarion, the seventh High King of Númenor. It served as the residence of Celeborn and Galadriel.
Description
Caras Galadhon was circular in shape and about three thousand feet from east to west. It was surrounded by a wall of green earth and a deep fosse, or moat. On the western border, a long stone road outside the fosse ran for many dozens of miles also surrounded the city. The city could be accessed through a set of great gates which faced southwest.
The city was a host of Mallorn trees where the elves lived in flets atop the trees. Located in the city's center, atop the largest Mallorn in the city, was the flet of Celeborn and Galadriel and the Chamber of Celeborn.
Other notable features were Galadriel’s garden and her mirror, both in the southeast quarter.[2]
History
The heart of the city
The building of the city was probably started by the Silvan-speaking Nandor elves who first settled the forest area of Lórien during the Time of the Trees under the light of stars, and was no doubt completed by the city's later Sindarin lords. No doubt beautiful during the days of Amdír and his son Amroth, it was their successors Celeborn and his wife Galadriel that made the city into a blissful but rather isolated Elven haven.
During the events of the War of the Ring, the Fellowship of the Ring was brought through Lórien to Caras Galadhon, and there met the lords of the Galadhrim. Around the time of the siege of Minas Tirith Lorien was besieged itself by Dol Guldur, three times.
During the Fourth Age, after Galadriel had left Lórien, Caras Galadhon was ruled by a lonely Celeborn as capital of a Lórien which now spanned both sides of the river Anduin, but at some point during the age he left for Valinor as well, and Caras Galadhon slowly became depopulated. It is unclear just how this came about since most of Lórien's people were Silvan Elves and, presumably, not necessarily inclined to leave Middle-earth so soon after Sauron's fall; there are different references to the Fate of the Elves of Middle-earth scattered throughout Tolkien's published works. Caras Galadhon is called a "great city" in the Lord of the Rings, and the impression is that its population numbered in the thousands. However, the "Tale of Aragorn and Arwen" in Appendix A depicts Caras Galadhon as wholly abandoned by the time of Aragorn II Elessar's death.[3][4]
Etymology
The name Caras Galadhon means "Fortress of Trees"[5]: from the Silvan caras ("fortress") and galadhon ("of trees"). It may also be translated as "Fortress of Galadhon". Galadhon may be referred to Celeborn's father, Galadhon. In the First Edition of The Lord of the Rings, Caras Galadhon was spelled as Caras Galadon.
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ጫራስ ጛላድሆን ? |
| Arabic | جالادهون كاراس |
| Armenian | Քարաս Գալադոն |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Карас Галадhон |
| Bengali | কারাস গ্যালাথন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Карас Галадон |
| Chinese | 卡拉斯加拉頓 |
| Georgian | კარას გალადონი |
| Greek | Κάρας Γκάλαθον |
| Gujarati | કારાસ ગાલઘોન |
| Hebrew | קאראס גלדהון |
| Hindi | कैरस गलाधोन |
| Hungarian | Krassó Galadhon |
| Kannada | ಕಾರಾಸ್ ಗಾಲ್ಡಾನ್ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Карас Галадһон (Cyrillic) Karas Galadhon (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Карас Галадhон |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Карас Галадхон |
| Malayalam | കാരാസ് ഗലധോന് |
| Marathi | करस गलाधोन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Карас Галадон |
| Nepalese | चरस ङलधोन |
| Pashto | چاراس عالادهون ? |
| Persian | چاراس عالادهون |
| Punjabi | ਕਰਸ ਗ਼ਅਲਧੋਨ |
| Russian | Карас Галадон |
| Sanskrit | चरस् ङलधोन् |
| Serbian | Карас Галадон (Cyrillic) Karas Galadon (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | චරස් ගලධොන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Карас Галадон |
| Tamil | கேராஸ் கலாடன் |
| Telugu | కారాస్ గల్డాన్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Карас Галадоне |
| Urdu | کاراس گلادہاون |
| Uzbek | Карас Галадҳон (Cyrillic) Karas Galadhon (Latin) |
| Yiddish | קאַראַס גאַלאַדהאָן |
References
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "The Fourth Age"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "Lothlórien"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter VI: "Lothlorien"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (v): "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth