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''Eriador'' is [[Sindarin]] and is derived from '' | ''Eriador'' is [[Sindarin]] and is derived from ''erja-'', "solitary" and ''dor'', "land": "Solitary Land". | ||
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Revision as of 15:55, 12 January 2008
Template:Pronounce-small Eriador is a large region in Middle-earth. In the Second Age, and possibly much earlier, it was largely forested, but the Dúnedain felled most of the forests to build Ships out of them. Much of it was encompassed in the early Third Age by the kingdom of Arnor, which later split into the rival kingdoms of Rhudaur, Arthedain and Cardolan. The Shire occupies part of the former kingdom of Arthedain, while Bree and its neighbouring villages lie on the border with the former Cardolan. The Barrow-wights dwell within ancient burial mounds constructed in the First Age by the Edain as they journeyed to Beleriand. Other important places in Eriador are Rivendell and the abandoned kingdoms of Eregion and Angmar. By the time of the War of the Ring, Eriador was largely deserted.
Boundaries
- To the east, the Misty Mountains.
- To the north, the Ice-bay of Forochel, which flooded part of the lands of Morgoth after the War of Wrath.
- To the west, the mountains of Ered Luin.
- To the south, the river Greyflood and the land of Enedwaith. After the War of Wrath, part of the southwestern border lies along the shores of Belegaer.
Important rivers were the Lune (Elvish Lhûn), the Brandywine (Elvish Baranduin) and the Greyflood.
Inhabitants
- Elves, who dwelled in Rivendell in the East; the Grey Havens in the West and during the Second Age, Eregion.
- Men, dwelled in Bree in central Eriador; in Dunland in the South and the Eryn Vorn to the Southwest.
- Dwarves, Lived in the Blue Mountains on Eastern side of both the Northern, and Southern ranges.
- Hobbits, lived in the Shire, and some in Bree, in central Eriador
Etymology
Eriador is Sindarin and is derived from erja-, "solitary" and dor, "land": "Solitary Land".