Forodwaith was the name of both a region (also known as the Northern Waste) and its inhabitants, in northern Arda.
History[]
The Sindarin name Forodwaith translates loosely as "Northern Waste", and was a name for the land north of the Iron Mountains of the First Age. Little was known of it, except that it was an area of immense cold due to the proximity to the Gap of Ilmen, and Morgoth's evil cold. After the War of Wrath and the breaking of the World, the Iron Mountains were mostly destroyed, and the area of Forodwaith that lay north of Eriador became known as Forochel, together with the great icebay and cape that carried the same name. Some of the Dragons fleeing the War of Wrath also journeyed into the Northern Waste, where they would multiply over many centuries.
The Men of Forodwaith were a strange folk, apparently unrelated to the Edain. During the Third Age, they were known as the Snowmen of Forochel or Lossoth. In Unfinished Tales, it is stated that they could glide on ice by tying bones to their feet.
Arvedui, last King of Arthedain, fled to the Icebay of Forochel after his realm was destroyed by Angmar, and the Lossoth helped him survive the winter. Against their advice, he took ship to sail south, and he was drowned in the icebay, together with the Palantíri of the North. The chieftain of the Lossoth counseled Arvedui not to go aboard the ships and face the bitter northern winter, but the king refused and went anyway. In payment for his safekeeping, King Arvedui gave to the Lossoth his ring, the Ring of Barahir, and bade them ransom it to his kin when the Lossoth had need. Unfortunately, the chieftain's counsel proved wise, and Arvedui was lost at sea, thus ended the Kings of Arnor, and their line continued as the Chieftains of the Dúnedain of Arnor.[1]
Other versions of the legendarium[]
In earlier versions of the legendarium, the Forodwaith were originally conceived as a mythical representation of the Vikings, while their land, Ponórir, was the mythical representation of Scandinavia.[2] In this tales one of their chieftains, Orm, killed the father of Ælfwine/Eriol.[3]
Portrayal in adaptations[]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power[]
Forodwaith appears in the first episode of The Rings of Power as the location where Galadriel leads a small force to look for evidence of Sauron's whereabouts. They discover an abandoned fortress built by Morgoth in which remains an anvil marked by Sauron; Galadriel's followers are here attacked by a snow-troll, which she defeats.
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Amharic | ፎሮድዋኢጥ |
Arabic | فورودوايته |
Armenian | Ֆորոդվայթ |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Фородўаіт |
Bengali | ফরদ্বয়থ |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Фородуаит |
Chinese (Hong Kong) | 佛洛威治 |
Danish | Forodwaith (Den Nordlige Ødemark) |
Georgian | ფოროდვაითი |
Greek | Φορόντγουαϊθ |
Gujarati | ફોરોડવિથ |
Hebrew | פורודוואית |
Hindi | फ़ोरोद्व्ऐथ |
Japanese | フォロドワイス |
Kannada | ಫೊರೊಡ್ವೈತ್ |
Kazakh | Фородуаіт (Cyrillic) Forodwait (Latin) |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Фородwаит |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Фородwаит |
Marathi | फोर्ववेथ |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Фородүаитh ? |
Nepalese | फ़ोरोद्व्ऐथ |
Persian | فورودوایته ? |
Punjabi | ਫੋਰਡਵਾਇਥ |
Russian | Фородвайт |
Serbian | Фородваитх (Cyrillic) Forodwaith (Latin) |
Sinhalese | ෆොරොඩ්වයිත් |
Tajik Cyrillic | Фородwаит |
Tamil | போராடவைத்த |
Telugu | ఫోరోద్వైత్ |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Фородwаіт |
Urdu | فوروڈویتہ |
Uzbek | Фородwаитҳ (Cyrillic) Forodwaith (Latin) |
Yiddish | פאָראָדוואַיטה |
Places of Middle-earth and Arda
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 Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I. "The Númenorean Kings", "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon" in Parma Eldalamberon, n. XII
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, chapter VI: "The History of Eriol or Ælfwine and the End of the Tales"