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'''Dor Daedeloth''' was the land of [[Morgoth]]. | '''Dor Daedeloth''' was the land of [[Morgoth]]. | ||
==History== | |||
Dor Daedeloth lay around the fortress of [[Angband]] and on both sides of the [[Ered Engrin]]. It was here that the [[Orcs]] and other creatures of Morgoth lived and bred.<ref name=S13>{{S|13}}</ref> | |||
The march of the [[Noldor]] in early [[First Age]] was halted there, when [[Fëanor]] was mortally wounded by [[Balrogs]]. The Noldor then encircled the land (at least in the south), starting the [[Siege of Angband]].<ref name=S13/> | |||
The march of the [[Noldor | |||
The | |||
Dor Daedeloth lay north of [[Ard-galen]], the great grassy plain north of [[Beleriand]]. | Dor Daedeloth lay north of [[Ard-galen]], the great grassy plain north of [[Beleriand]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
In the published [[The Silmarillion|''Silmarillion'']], the name ''Dor Daedeloth'' is translated as "Land of the Shadow of Horror".<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Evil Realms]] | [[Category:Evil Realms]] | ||
[[Category:Beleriand]] | [[Category:Beleriand]] |
Revision as of 10:17, 5 September 2011
Dor Daedeloth was the land of Morgoth.
History
Dor Daedeloth lay around the fortress of Angband and on both sides of the Ered Engrin. It was here that the Orcs and other creatures of Morgoth lived and bred.[1]
The march of the Noldor in early First Age was halted there, when Fëanor was mortally wounded by Balrogs. The Noldor then encircled the land (at least in the south), starting the Siege of Angband.[1]
Dor Daedeloth lay north of Ard-galen, the great grassy plain north of Beleriand.
Etymology
In the published Silmarillion, the name Dor Daedeloth is translated as "Land of the Shadow of Horror".[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"