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MapOfWilderland — Illustration of the Wilderland, or Rhovanion, from *The Hobbit*

Rhovanion or Wilderland was a large region of northern Middle-earth. The Great River Anduin flowed through it, and the immense forest of Greenwood the Great also lay within its borders.

Properly speaking Rhovanion was the name of a small region east of Greenwood, which later was the Kingdom of Rhovanion, but the name was used for all of Wilderland by the late Third Age.

History

First Age

In the First Age the Elves passed through Rhovanion on their Great Journey, and much later the Atanatári (Fathers of Men) followed them. The region is not otherwise mentioned until tales of the Second Age.

Second Age

Rhovanion was host to two Silvan Elf kingdoms ruled by Sindarin lords: Northern Greenwood and Lórinand (later named Lórien).

The great battlefield (or Dagorlad) of the War of the Last Alliance against the host of Sauron lay in the south of Rhovanion, and in the Gladden Fields of the Great River the High King of Gondor and Arnor, Isildur, son of Elendil, was killed.

Third Age

In the early Third Age, it was a quite populated area: in the north lay the Dwarven kingdoms of Erebor and the Dwarf halls in the Ered Mithrin, and the Mannish kingdom of Dale, in the north of the Great River Anduin lay the Mannish realm of Éothéod, and in and around the south and east of Greenwood the Great lived the Men of Rhovanion.

In TA 1248, Rómendacil II of Gondor destroyed all camps of the Easterlings even beyond the Sea of Rhûn, and a strong alliance with Rhovanion was forged. The King of Rhovanion at this time was Vidugavia, and Prince Valacar of Gondor served in his army. Vidugavia's daughter Vidumavi married Valacar, and their son Vinitharya became King Eldacar in TA 1432, which led to the Kin-strife in TA 1437. Eldacar fled to Rhovanion, and with a Rhovanion army he reclaimed his Kingdom in TA 1447.

In the north of Greenwood lived the Silvan elves ruled by Thranduil, and in the south of Greenwood and across the river in Lórinand ruled Amdír and later Amroth. In the far south, near the great falls of Sarn Gebir, watched the northern guard of Gondor, and in the valleys of the Anduin lived Stoors (Hobbits).

In TA 1636 the Great Plague devastated Rhovanion, killing more than half its people. This left Rhovanion weakened, and in TA 1851 the Wainriders overran and enslaved Rhovanion. For 43 years Rhovanion was enslaved, but in TA 1899 Rhovanion revolted, while Gondor attacked the Wainriders from the west. Rhovanion was freed but left extremely weakened. Many Men of Rhovanion left for Gondor, where they were welcomed as distant relatives.

In c. TA 2460 Sauron returned as "the Necromancer", taking residence at Dol Guldur in the south of Greenwood, which became evil and was renamed "Mirkwood". The Dwarves of Erebor and Men of Dale were destroyed and scattered when the Dragon Smaug took Erebor, and Gondor retreated from the Falls. Some Men still lived along the forest, notably the Beornings and the Men of Esgaroth upon the Long Lake. The Men of Éothéod removed south at the invite of Gondor, and settled the plains of Calenardhon, later Rohan. After being driven out of Erebor the Dwarves relocated, some went to the Iron Hills, but most went to the Ered Luin in Eriador.

At the end of the Third Age, the Kingdoms of Erebor and Dale were restored as a result of the death of Smaug and the Battle of Five Armies, and Sauron was removed from Mirkwood by the wizard Gandalf. During the War of the Ring it held off an invasion by Sauron's forces, and after Sauron was defeated Mirkwood was clean again, and renamed Eryn Lasgalen, or "Wood of Greenleaves". Some time during the Fourth Age Gondor claimed large parts of it.

Boundaries

To the east: the River Running and the inland Sea of Rhûn.

To the north: the Grey Mountains and Iron Hills, home of the Dwarves.

To the west: the range of the Hithaeglir, or Misty Mountains.

To the south: the line marked by the Limlight river, Anduin, Emyn Muil, Dagorlad, and the Ered Lithui.

Important rivers were the Anduin or Great River, the Celduin or Running, and the Carnen or Redwater.

Major features were the forest of Mirkwood, and the Long Lake of Esgaroth.

Etymology

Rhovanion is Sindarin^[1] for "wilderland" and contains rhovan, with the place-name ending -ion.

Wilderland was a Hobbit name.^[2] Tolkien made Wilderland based on wilderness but with a side-reference to the verbs wilder, "wander astray" and bewilder.^[3]

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Amharic	ርሆቫኒኦን
Arabic	روفانيون
Armenian	Րհովանիոն
Belarusian Cyrillic	Рhованіон
Bengali	ৰহভানিওন
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Рхованион
Catalan	Rhovànion
Chinese	羅馬尼安
Georgian	როვანიონი (Rhovanion) ველურმიწეთი (Wilderland)
Greek	Ροβάνιον
Gujarati	ર્હોવનિઓન
Hebrew	רהובאניון
Hindi	रहोवनिओं
Italian	Rhovanion a.k.a. Terre Selvagge
Kannada	ರೋವನಿಯನ್
Kazakh	Рһованіон (Cyrillic) Rhovanion (Latin)
Korean	로바 니온 ?
Kyrgyz Cyrillic	Рhованион
Lao	Rຫໂvະນິໂນ ?
Macedonian Cyrillic	Рхованион
Marathi	रोव्हनियन
Mongolian Cyrillic	Рhованион
Nepalese	ढ़ोवनिओन
Norwegian	Rhovanion a.k.a. Villenland
Pashto	رهووانیان
Persian	رووانیون ?
Portuguese	Rhovanion a.k.a. Terra Selvagem (Portugal) Rhovanion a.k.a. Terras Ermas (Portuguese Brazil)
Sanskrit	र्होवनिओन्
Sinhalese	ර්හොවනිඔන්
Spanish (Spain and Latin America)	Rhovanion a.k.a. Tierras Ásperas
Russian	Рованион
Serbian	Рованион (Cyrillic) Rhovanion (Latin)
Tajik Cyrillic	Рҳованион
Tamil	ற்ஹொவநிஒந்
Telugu	రహోవానిన్
Thai	โรห์วานิออน
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Рованіон
Urdu	رہووانااون
Uzbek	Рҳованион (Cyrillic) Rhovanion (Latin)
Yiddish	רהאָוואַניאָן

References

↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 78
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 14
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 779

[1] J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 78

[2] J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 14

[3] J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 779

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+{{Location_infobox
-[[Image:Rhovanion.gif|thumb|325px|Map of Rhovanion]]
+|image = Rhovanion.gif
+|name = Rhovanion
+|type = Region
+|location = North-west of [[Middle-earth]]
+|realms = [[Khazad-dûm]],<br/>[[Lothlórien]],<br/>[[Woodland Realm]],<br/>[[Kingdom of Dale]]<br/>[[Lonely Mountain]],<br/>[[Iron Hills]],<br/>[[Dol Guldur]]
+|founded/built =
+|ruler =
+|summary = Large, inhabited region focused around [[Mirkwood]]
+|names = Wilderland
+|inhabitants = [[Dwarves]]<br/>[[Elves]]<br/>[[Hobbits]]<br/>[[Men]]<br/>[[Orcs]]<br/>[[Eagles]]<br/>[[Dragons]]
+}}
+[[File:MapOfWilderland.jpg|thumb|375px|Illustration of the Wilderland, or Rhovanion, from ''[[The Hobbit]]'']]
-'''Rhovanion''' or '''Wilderland''' was a large region of northern [[Middle-earth]]. The Great River [[Anduin]] flowed through it, and the immense forest of [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]] was a part of it.
+'''Rhovanion''' or '''Wilderland''' was a large region of northern [[Middle-earth]]. The Great River [[Anduin]] flowed through it, and the immense forest of [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]] also lay within its borders.
 Properly speaking Rhovanion was the name of a small region east of Greenwood, which later was the [[Kingdom of Rhovanion]], but the name was used for all of Wilderland by the late [[Third Age]].
+== History ==
-Its boundaries were:
-To the east, the inland [[Sea of Rhûn]].
-To the north, the [[Grey Mountains]] (Ered Mithrin) and [[Iron Hills]], home of the Dwarves.
-To the west, the range of the Hithaeglir, or [[Misty Mountains]].
-To the south, the line marked by the [[Limlight]] river, Anduin, [[Emyn Muil]], [[Dagorlad]], and the [[Ash Mountains]] (Ered Lithui).
+=== First Age ===
-Important rivers were the Anduin or Great River, the [[River Running]] (Celduin), and the [[Carnen]] or Redwater.
+In the [[First Age]] the [[Elves]] passed through Rhovanion on their [[Great Journey]], and much later the [[Atanatári]] (Fathers of [[Men]]) followed them. The region is not otherwise mentioned until tales of the [[Second Age]].
-Major features were the forest of [[Mirkwood]], and the [[Long Lake]] of [[Esgaroth]] (Laketown).
-==History==
+=== Second Age ===
-In the [[First Age]] the [[elves]] passed through it during the [[Great Journey]], and much later the [[Atanatári]] (Fathers of [[Men]]) followed them. It is not otherwise mentioned until the [[Second Age]], when it played host to two [[Silvan Elves|Silvan elf]] kingdoms ruled by [[Sindar]]in lords: Northern Greenwood and Lórinand (or [[Lórien]]).
+Rhovanion was host to two [[Silvan Elves|Silvan]] Elf kingdoms ruled by [[Sindar]]in lords: Northern Greenwood and Lórinand (later named [[Lothlórien|''Lórien'']]).
-The great battlefield (or [[Dagorlad]]) of the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]] against the host of [[Sauron]] lay in the south of Rhovanion, and in the [[Gladden Fields]] of the Great River the [[King of Gondor]] and [[Arnor]], [[Isildur]], son of [[Elendil]], was killed.
+The great battlefield (or [[Dagorlad]]) of the [[War of the Last Alliance]] against the host of [[Sauron]] lay in the south of Rhovanion, and in the [[Gladden Fields]] of the Great River the High King of Gondor and [[Arnor]], [[Isildur]], son of [[Elendil]], was killed.
-In the early Third Age it was a quite populated area: in the north lay the [[Dwarf|Dwarven]] [[King under the Mountain|Kingdom of the Lonely Mountain]] or Erebor and the Mannish kingdom of [[Dale]], in the north of the Great River [[Anduin]] lay the Mannish realm of [[Éothéod]], and in and around the south and east of Greenwood the Great lived the Men of Rhovanion.
-In the north of Greenwood lived the Silvan elves ruled by [[Thranduil]], and in the south of Greenwood and across the river in Lórinand ruled [[Amdír]] and later [[Amroth]]. In the far south, near the great falls of [[Sarn Gebir]], watched the northern guard of [[Gondor]], and in the valleys of the Anduin lived [[Stoor]]s ([[Hobbit]]s).
+=== Third Age ===
-In the later Third Age, Rhovanion was the site of many wars, when the [[Wainriders]] came from the east and assailed the people of Rhovanion until all their kingdoms were destroyed, and later when Sauron returned as the [[Necromancer]] he took residence at [[Dol Guldur]] in the south of Greenwood. Greenwood became evil, and was renamed Mirkwood. The Dwarves of [[Eregion]] and the [[Men of Dale]] were destroyed and scattered when the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]] took [[Lonely Mountain]], and Gondor retreated from the Falls. Some Men still lived along the forest, notably the [[Beorning]]s and the Men of [[Esgaroth]] (Laketown) upon the [[Long Lake]]. The Men of Éothéod, later the [[Rohirrim]] removed south at the invitation of Gondor, and settled the plains of [[Calenardhon]], later [[Rohan]].
+In the early Third Age, it was a quite populated area: in the north lay the [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] kingdoms of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] and the [[Dáin's Halls|Dwarf halls]] in the Ered Mithrin, and the Mannish kingdom of [[Dale]], in the north of the Great River [[Anduin]] lay the Mannish realm of [[Éothéod]], and in and around the south and east of Greenwood the Great lived the Men of Rhovanion.
+In [[TA 1248]], [[Rómendacil II]] of Gondor destroyed all camps of the Easterlings even beyond the [[Sea of Rhûn]], and a strong alliance with Rhovanion was forged. The [[King of Rhovanion]] at this time was [[Vidugavia]], and Prince [[Valacar]] of Gondor served in his army. Vidugavia's daughter [[Vidumavi]] married Valacar, and their son Vinitharya became King [[Eldacar (King of Gondor)|Eldacar]] in [[TA 1432]], which led to the [[Kin-strife]] in [[TA 1437]]. Eldacar fled to Rhovanion, and with a Rhovanion army he reclaimed his Kingdom in [[TA 1447]].
+In the north of Greenwood lived the Silvan elves ruled by [[Thranduil]], and in the south of Greenwood and across the river in Lórinand ruled [[Amdír]] and later [[Amroth]]. In the far south, near the great falls of [[Sarn Gebir]], watched the northern guard of [[Gondor]], and in the valleys of the Anduin lived [[Stoors]] ([[Hobbits|Hobbit]]s).
+In [[TA 1636]] the [[Great Plague]] devastated Rhovanion, killing more than half its people. This left Rhovanion weakened, and in [[TA 1851]] the [[Wainriders]] overran and enslaved Rhovanion. For 43 years Rhovanion was enslaved, but in [[TA 1899]] Rhovanion revolted, while Gondor attacked the Wainriders from the west. Rhovanion was freed but left extremely weakened. Many Men of Rhovanion left for Gondor, where they were welcomed as distant relatives.
+In c. [[TA 2460]] [[Sauron]] returned as "the Necromancer", taking residence at [[Dol Guldur]] in the south of Greenwood, which became evil and was renamed "Mirkwood". The Dwarves of Erebor and Men of Dale were destroyed and scattered when the [[Dragons|Dragon]] [[Smaug]] took Erebor, and Gondor retreated from the Falls. Some Men still lived along the forest, notably the [[Beornings]] and the Men of [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]] upon the [[Long Lake]]. The Men of Éothéod removed south at the invite of Gondor, and settled the plains of [[Calenardhon]], later [[Rohan]]. After being driven out of Erebor the Dwarves relocated, some went to the Iron Hills, but most went to the [[Ered Luin]] in [[Eriador]].
 At the end of the Third Age, the Kingdoms of Erebor and Dale were restored as a result of the death of Smaug and the [[Battle of Five Armies]], and Sauron was removed from Mirkwood by the wizard [[Gandalf]]. During the [[War of the Ring]] it held off an invasion by Sauron's forces, and after Sauron was defeated Mirkwood was clean again, and renamed ''Eryn Lasgalen'', or "Wood of Greenleaves". Some time during the [[Fourth Age]] Gondor claimed large parts of it.
+== Boundaries ==
-{{enWP|Rhovanion}}
+*To the east: the [[River Running]] and the inland [[Sea of Rhûn]].
+*To the north: the [[Grey Mountains]] and [[Iron Hills]], home of the Dwarves.
+*To the west: the range of the [[Misty Mountains|Hithaeglir]], or Misty Mountains.
+*To the south: the line marked by the [[Limlight]] river, Anduin, [[Emyn Muil]], [[Dagorlad]], and the [[Ered Lithui]].
+Important rivers were the [[Anduin]] or Great River, the [[River Running|Celduin]] or Running, and the [[Carnen]] or Redwater.
+Major features were the forest of [[Mirkwood]], and the [[Long Lake]] of [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]].
+== Etymology ==
+'''''Rhovanion''''' is [[Sindarin]]<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in ''The Lord of the Rings''", in ''Parma Eldalamberon'' XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 78</ref> for "wilderland" and contains ''rhovan'', with the place-name ending ''-ion''.
+''Wilderland'' was a [[Hobbitish|Hobbit]] name.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "Unfinished index for ''The Lord of the Rings''", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]: A Reader's Companion'', p. 14</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] made ''Wilderland'' based on ''wilderness'' but with a side-reference to the verbs ''wilder'', "wander astray" and ''bewilder''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "Nomenclature of ''The Lord of the Rings''" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. 779</ref>
-==Etymology==
+==Translations==
-Rhovanion is a [[Sindarin]] word that meant 'Wilderland'.
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+|width=300px|'''Foreign Language'''
+|width=300px|'''Translated name'''
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+|ርሆቫኒኦን
+|-
+|Arabic
+|روفانيون
+|-
+|Armenian
+|Րհովանիոն
+|-
+|Belarusian Cyrillic
+|Рhованіон
+|-
+|Bengali
+|ৰহভানিওন
+|-
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+|Рхованион
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+|Catalan
+|Rhovànion
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+|Chinese
+|羅馬尼安
+|-
+|Georgian
+|როვანიონი (Rhovanion)
+ველურმიწეთი (Wilderland)
+|-
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+|Ροβάνιον
+|-
+|Gujarati
+|ર્હોવનિઓન
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+|רהובאניון
+|-
+|Hindi
+|रहोवनिओं
+|-
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+|Rhovanion a.k.a. Terre Selvagge
+|-
+|Kannada
+|ರೋವನಿಯನ್
+|-
+|Kazakh
+|Рһованіон (Cyrillic) Rhovanion (Latin)
+|-
+|Korean
+|로바 니온 ?
+|-
+|Kyrgyz Cyrillic
+|Рhованион
+|-
+|Lao
+|Rຫໂvະນິໂນ ?
+|-
+|Macedonian Cyrillic
+|Рхованион
+|-
+|Marathi
+|रोव्हनियन
+|-
+|Mongolian Cyrillic
+|Рhованион
+|-
+|Nepalese
+|ढ़ोवनिओन
+|-
+|Norwegian
+|Rhovanion a.k.a. Villenland
+|-
+|Pashto
+|رهووانیان
+|-
+|Persian
+|رووانیون ?
+|-
+|Portuguese
+|Rhovanion a.k.a. Terra Selvagem (Portugal)
+Rhovanion a.k.a. Terras Ermas (Portuguese Brazil)
+|-
+|Sanskrit
+|र्होवनिओन्
+|-
+|Sinhalese
+|ර්හොවනිඔන්
+|-
+|Spanish (Spain and Latin America)
+|Rhovanion a.k.a. Tierras Ásperas
+|-
+|Russian
+|Рованион
+|-
+|Serbian
+|Рованион (Cyrillic) Rhovanion (Latin)
+|-
+|Tajik Cyrillic
+|Рҳованион
+|-
+|Tamil
+|ற்ஹொவநிஒந்
+|-
+|Telugu
+|రహోవానిన్
+|-
+|Thai
+|โรห์วานิออน
+|-
+|Ukrainian Cyrillic
+|Рованіон
+|-
+|Urdu
+|رہووانااون
+|-
+|Uzbek
+|Рҳованион (Cyrillic) Rhovanion (Latin)
+|-
+|Yiddish
+|רהאָוואַניאָן
+|}
+</div>
-==External link==
+{{Clear}}
+== References ==
-*[http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Rhovanion_(region) Rhovanion] at Tolkien Gateway
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