Nan-tathren, also known as Land of Willows, was a region in Beleriand situated around both the Narog and Sirion rivers.
The land was of modest beauty and many willow trees grew there, but had few inhabitants.[1]
History[]
After the defeat of the Union of Maedhros at the Nírnaeth Arnoediad, this had become one of the many places in Beleriand that Orcs and wolves roamed.[2] In FA 511, shortly after the Fall of Gondolin, the survivors of the city, led by Tuor and Idril, camped here and made their respects to the fallen.[3]
When Galadriel and Celeborn said farewell to Treebeard following the downfall of Barad-dûr,[4] and Celeborn expressed his belief that they should not meet the Ent again, Galadriel stated that "Not in Middle-earth, nor until the lands that lie under the wave (Beleriand) are lifted up again. Then in the willow-meads of Tasarinan we may meet in the Spring,"
Etymology[]
Nan-Tathren was also called The Land of Willows or Valley of the Willows, and was Nan-tasarion ('Willow-meads') in Quenya.[5][6]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Нан-татрен |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 塔斯仁谷 |
| Danish | Nan-tathren ("Piletræslandet") |
| Hebrew | נאן טאתרן |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Нан-татрен |
| Russian | Нан-татрен |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Нан-Татрен |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XX: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIII: "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter VI: "Many Partings"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index of Names
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth