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Dorthonion, later Taur-nu-Fuin (also called Taur-na-Foen[1] and Deldúwath), was a highland region of the First Age lying immediately to the north of Beleriand, and south of the plains of Ard-galen (later Anfauglith) bordering Morgoth's stronghold of Thangorodrim.

Description[]

Dorthonion

A map of Dorthonion

Dorthonion was 60 leagues east to west. In the north, it rose gradually from the plains, with great pine forests. The Ered Gorgoroth formed the southern boundary of Dorthonion, bending to the north on the east side to create the Pass of Aglond between Dorthonion and Hill of Himring. To the south and west of Dorthonion were the Echoriad, which surrounded the hidden Kingdom of Gondolin. The upper reaches of the River Sirion passed between the western slopes of Dorthonion and the Ered Wethrin.[2][3] In the center of Dorthonion was a mountain named Orod-na-Thôn.[4]

History[]

Dorthonion was originally ruled by Angrod and Aegnor, sons of Finarfin, but it was overrun by Morgoth in the Dagor Bragollach and absorbed into his dark realm, Dor-na-Daerachas. Dorthonion was known afterwards as Taur-nu-Fuin, which translates as Forest under Night or The Forest under the Shadow of the Night.

The northeastern slopes of Dorthonion were known as Ladros, a fief given to Boromir of the House of Bëor. Here Barahir and his faithful XII Bëorings dwelt until they were all slain at Tarn Aeluin by Orcs sent by Sauron, save for Beren, Barahir's son in FA 460. Beren dwelt alone in the wilderness of Dorthonion for a time until he left for Doriath and met Lúthien.

Along with the other lands west of the Blue Mountains, Taur-nu-Fuin was mostly destroyed in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age. Afterwards, its highest points survived as the island Tol Fuin (Isle of Night), part of the Western Isles.[5]

Etymology[]

Dorthonion was a Sindarin name that meant 'land of pines'.[6]

Taur-na-Foen is a Sindarin name meaning "Forest of the Foen",[1] another name for Orod-na-Thôn.

Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ዶርቶንዮን
Arabic دورثونيون
Armenian Դորտոնիոն
Belarusian Cyrillic Дортоніон
Bengali ডরথোনিয়ন
Bulgarian Cyrillic Дортонион
Chinese 多索尼安
Georgian დორთონიონი
Greek Δορθόνιον
Gujarati ડોર્થોનિયન
Hebrew דורתוניון
Hindi डोर्थोनियन
Japanese ドルソニオン
Kannada ಡೋರ್ಥಾನಿಯನ್
Kazakh Дортонион (Cyrillic) Dortonïon (Latin)
Konkani डॉर्थोनियन
Korean 도르토니온
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Дортонион
Macedonian Cyrillic Дортонион
Malayalam ഡോർത്തോണിയൻ
Marathi डोरथोनियन
Nepalese डोरथोनियन
Punjabi ਡੋਰਥੋਨੀਅਨ
Russian Дортонион
Sanskrit डोर्थोनियन
Serbian Дортонион (Cyrillic) Dortonion (Latin)
Sinhalese ඩෝර්තෝනියන්
Tajik Cyrillic Дортонион
Tamil டார்தோனியன்
Tatar Дортонион
Telugu డోర్థోనియన్
Ukrainian Cyrillic Дортоніон
Urdu ڈورتھونین


References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Parma Eldalamberon XXI, "Qenya Noun Structure", pg. 79
  2. The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
  3. The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "The Battles of Beleriand"
  4. The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", pg. 384
  5. The Silmarillion: Quenta Silmarillion
  6. The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
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