The Taur-en-faroth and surrounding area
Taur-en-Faroth also known as High Faroth and Hills of the Hunters was a highland forest area in western Beleriand and was the location of the hidden city of Nargothrond, which was in its northeastern part near the river Narog.
It was located east of river Nenning, on the border of the river Narog, and far north of the land of Arvernien. The river Ringil, a tributary to the Narog ran through its northeastern border near Nargothrond.[1]
It was not a particularly dense forest but more of a sparse woodland.[2]
History[]
In the days before the Sun, Taur-en-Faroth was primarily inhabited by the Petty-dwarves, the original delvers of the caves of Nargothrond. But when the Ñoldor returned from Valinor, the entire area was given over (with the blessing of Thingol, Lord of Beleriand) to Finrod, and later Orodreth of the House of Finarfin and the Petty-dwarves were driven out.
During the time of Nargothrond, Elves from there didn't travel openly without safeguards due to the secrecy of the realm of Nargothrond. After the Sack of Nargothrond and with Glaurung in the caves, the Elves were driven from the area altogether and the servants of Morgoth roamed freely throughout this forest.[3]
Etymology[]
Taur-en-Faroth is a Sindarin, meaning 'Forest of the hunters'. Taur = forest, en = of, faroth = hunters.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ታውር-ኤን-ፋሮት |
| Arabic | تاور-اون-فارروث |
| Armenian | Տաուր-է-Ֆարոթ |
| Assamese | টাউৰ-এন-ফাৰোথ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Таур-ен-фарот |
| Bengali | তাউর-এন-ফারোথ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Таур-ен-Фарот |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 塔烏爾恩法羅斯 |
| Danish | Taur-en-Faroth ("de skovklædte højdedrag") |
| Georgian | ტაურ-ენ-ფაროთის |
| Greek | Ταυρ-εν-Φαροθ |
| Gujarati | ટૌર-એન-ફારોથ |
| Hebrew | טאור אן פארות |
| Hindi | त्और्-एन्-फ़रोथ |
| Hungarian | A vadászok erdeje (Hills of the Hunters)
Magas Faroth (High Faroth) |
| Japanese | トール・アン・ファロス |
| Kannada | ಟೌರ್-ಎ-ಫಾರತ್ |
| Kazakh | Таур-эн-Фарот (Cyrillic) Tawr-én-Farot (Latin) |
| Konkani | तौर-एन-फारोथ |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Таур-эн-Фарот |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Таур-ен-Фарот |
| Marathi | टॉर-एन-फॉरोथ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Таур-эн-Фарот |
| Nepalese | टारो-ए-फरुथ |
| Persian | تائور-ان-فاروت |
| Punjabi | ਤੌਅਰ-ਐਨ-ਫੋਰੋਥ |
| Russian | Таур-эн-Фарот |
| Serbian | Таур-ен-Фарот (Cyrillic) Taur-en-Farot (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ටෝර්-එන්-ෆාරාට්ය |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Таур-ен-Фарот |
| Tamil | தனுர்-என்-பாரோத் |
| Telugu | తయూర్-ఎం-ఫరోత్ |
| Thai | ตะุร-เน-ฟะรโตห |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Таур-ен-Фарот |
| Urdu | طور-یں-فروتھ ? |
| Yiddish | טאַור-ען-פּאַראָטה |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Thematic Maps, "Vegetation"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth