Aredhel Ar-Feiniel in the woods of Nan Elmoth, by Filat
Nan Elmoth was a forest in the East Beleriand east of Doriath and south of the River Celon.[1]
The trees grew here to be the tallest and darkest in the Beleriand, blocking the Sun entirely from the forest floor.[2]
History
It was in Nan Elmoth that Melian enchanted the Teleri Elf-lord Elwë (Thingol), before they both founded the realm of Doriath. Long the couple spent here as their love grew and young trees grew tall before they spoke.[3] When Melian and Elwë left for Doriath, Nan Elmoth was held to be part of the kingdom of Doriath. Eöl, the Dark Elf paid Thingol with the sword Anglachel to dwell there on his own. Here, he lived apparently for hundreds of years alone save for a few servants under the shadows of the tall trees. The Gondolin princess Aredhel Ar-Feiniel came there, and it was here that he first met her and married her and had a son named Maeglin born FA 320 under the shadows of Nan Elmoth.[2]
After the death of Eöl, no known Man or Elf lived in there ever again and after the end of First Age it went down with the rest of the Beleriand.
Etymology
Nan[4] Elmoth is a Sindarin word meaning 'Stardust valley'.[5]
Translations around the world
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ናን ኤሉሞዝ |
| Arabic | نان ىلموته |
| Armenian | Նան Ելմոտհ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Нан Елмотh |
| Bengali | ণান এল্মথ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Нан Елмот |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 艾莫斯谷 |
| Dari | نان هلموته |
| Georgian | ნან ელმოთი |
| Greek | Ναν Ελμοθ |
| Gujarati | ણન ઍલ્મોથ |
| Hindi | णन एल्मोथ |
| Kannada | ಣನ ಏಲ್ಮೊಥ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Нан Елмотһ |
| Kurdish | نان هلمۆته (Arabic script) Nan Elmoth (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Нан Элмотh |
| Laotian | ນະນ ເຣມໂຕຫ ? |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Нан Елмотх |
| Marathi | णन एल्मोथ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Нан Елмотh |
| Nepalese | णन एल्मोथ |
| Pashto | نان ېلموته |
| Persian | نان هلموته |
| Punjabi | ਣਨ ਏਲ੍ਮ੍ਓਥ |
| Russian | Нан Эльмот |
| Sanskrit | णन् एल्मोथ् |
| Serbian | Нан Елмотх (Cyrillic) Nan Elmot (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ණන් ඒල්මොථ් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Нан Елмотҳ |
| Tamil | ணந் ஏல்மொத்ஹ் |
| Telugu | ణన ఏల్మొథ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Нан Елмотг |
| Urdu | ںان ےلموته ? |
| Uzbek | Нан Элмотҳ (Cyrillic) Nan Elmoth (Latin) |
| Yiddish | נאַן ײלמאָטה |
References
- ↑ The Silmarillion (inside cover), "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVI: "Of Maeglin"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IV: "Of Thingol and Melian"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth