The area of Forodwaith that lay north of Eriador was known as Forochel, together with the great bay and cape which carried the same name. This area roughly corresponded with the area where the Blue Mountains and the Iron Mountains once met.[1]
History[]
It is speculated in The Atlas of Middle-earth that the ancient stronghold of Morgoth, Utumno, was once located in Forochel, although this is not necessarily canonical. Forochel was inhabited by a tribe of brown skinned people called the Lossoth, or Snowmen. The chief of these tribes sheltered the Arthedain king Arvedui for a time, and was given the Ring of Barahir as a reward. Arvedui soon left afterwards, and on his voyage back, the ship sank, due to a great storm.[2]
Etymology[]
Forochel is a Sindarin word that meant 'North-ice'.[3]
Appearances in adaptations[]
Role playing games[]
The Northern Waste in MERP
Forochel and the regions surrounding the Icebay of Forochel are the subject of an extensive Middle-earth Role Playing publication, The Northern Waste.
Video games[]
A map of Forochel from The Lord of the Rings Online.
The area surrounding the Icebay of Forochel is among the regions fleshed out in The Lord of the Rings Online. The lands around and between Lossoth settlements are available for exploration and adventuring.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ፎሮችሀል |
| Arabic | فوروچهيل |
| Armenian | Ֆորոճել |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Форохель |
| Bengali | ফরছিল |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Форохел |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 福羅契爾 |
| Danish | Forochel (landområde) |
| Georgian | ფოროჩელი |
| Greek | Φοροχελ |
| Gujarati | ફોરહેલ |
| Hebrew | פורושהיל |
| Hindi | फ़ोरोछेल |
| Japanese | フォロヘル |
| Kazakh | Фороцһел (Cyrillic) Forochel (Latin) |
| Korean | 포로 첼 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Фороцhэл ? |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Форочел |
| Marathi | फोोकेल |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Форочэл |
| Nepalese | फ़ोरोछेल |
| Russian | Форохел |
| Serbian | Фороцхел (Cyrillic) Forochel (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ෆොරොඡෙල් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Форочҳел |
| Tamil | போரோச்செல் |
| Telugu | ఫోరోచెల్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Форочел |
| Urdu | فوروچال |
| Uzbek | Форочел (Cyrillic) Forochel (Latin) |
| Yiddish | פאָראָטשעל |
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Middle-earth Locations:
Provinces/Regions: Arnor | Dunland | Ettenmoors | Forochel | Forodwaith | Gondor | Harad | Ithilien | Khand | Lindon | Minhiriath | Mordor | Rhovanion | Rhûn | Rivendell | Rohan | The Shire Forests & Mountains: Amon Dîn | Amon Hen | Amon Lhaw | Caradhras | Emyn Muil | Erebor | Fangorn Forest | High Pass | Iron Hills | Lórien | Mirkwood | Mount Doom | Mount Gundabad | Old Forest | Orod-na-Thôn | Tower Hills | Weathertop Hill City/Fortifications: Angband | Barad-dûr | Bree | Caras Galadhon | Dol Guldur | Fornost Erain | Hornburg | Isengard | Minas Morgul | Minas Tirith | Last Homely House | Tower of Amon Sûl | Tower of Orthanc | Osgiliath | Umbar | Utumno Miscellaneous: Argonath | Astulat | Buckland | Cair Andros | Dagorlad | Dead Marshes | Enedwaith | Fords of Isen | Gap of Rohan | Grey Havens The rest of Arda:
Aman | Burnt Land of the Sun | Dark Land | Empty Lands | Neldoreth | New lands | Númenor | Tol Eressëa |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Third Age, "Introduction"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ Forochel – Parf Edhellen