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'''Hildórien''' was the land in the far [[east]] | '''Hildórien''' was the land in the far [[east]] of [[Middle-earth]] in which the first [[Men]] or [[Hildor]] awoke at the beginning of the [[First Age]].<ref>{{S|12}}</ref><ref>{{S|Index}}</ref> | ||
It was said among the [[Elves]] | It was said among the [[Elves]] that [[Morgoth]] went there and put a darkness in the hearts of the Men.<ref>{{S|17}}</ref> Some Men, who were at war with those who fell under the [[Shadow]], fled Hildórien seeking the [[Light of Valinor|Light]] of the [[Aman|West]].<ref name=DM>{{PM|Dwarves}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The ''[[Silmarillion]]'' appendix confirms that ''Hildórien'' is of the same [[root]] as the word ''[[Hildor]]''.<ref>{{S|Elements}}</ref> It can be therefore understood as [[Quenya]] ''hildor'' + ''[[-nd|-ien]]'', therefore "Land of the Followers". | The ''[[Silmarillion]]'' appendix confirms that ''Hildórien'' is of the same [[root]] as the word ''[[Hildor]]''.<ref>{{S|Elements}}</ref> It can be therefore understood as [[Quenya]] ''hildor'' + ''[[-nd|-ien]]'', therefore "Land of the Followers". | ||
==Geography== | |||
Hildorien was far to the east of [[Cuiviénen]], where the first Elves awoke.<ref>{{NM|P1vi}}, p. 38</ref> It may have been located on Middle-earth's shore with the [[East Sea]] and surrounded by the [[Mountains of the Wind]].<ref>In a very early map of symmetrical [[Arda]], there is a region marked "Hildorien" at the eastern shores Middle-earth and enclosed on three sides by the Mountains of the Wind. See {{SM|A4}}</ref> | |||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | ==Other versions of the legendarium== | ||
Revision as of 21:15, 17 September 2021
| Hildórien | |
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| Region | |
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| "First Sunrise" by Lady Elleth | |
| General Information | |
| Pronunciation | hil-door-ee-en |
| Other names | Land of the Followers |
| Location | Far East of Middle-earth |
| Type | Region |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Men |
| Events | Awakening of Men |
| Gallery | Images of Hildórien |
Hildórien was the land in the far east of Middle-earth in which the first Men or Hildor awoke at the beginning of the First Age.[1][2]
It was said among the Elves that Morgoth went there and put a darkness in the hearts of the Men.[3] Some Men, who were at war with those who fell under the Shadow, fled Hildórien seeking the Light of the West.[4]
Etymology
The Silmarillion appendix confirms that Hildórien is of the same root as the word Hildor.[5] It can be therefore understood as Quenya hildor + -ien, therefore "Land of the Followers".
Geography
Hildorien was far to the east of Cuiviénen, where the first Elves awoke.[6] It may have been located on Middle-earth's shore with the East Sea and surrounded by the Mountains of the Wind.[7]
Other versions of the legendarium
In The Book of Lost Tales, Men awoke in a hidden valley called Murmenalda, the Vale of Sleep or Slumbrous Dale. It was enclosed by a wall of encircling mountains, east of Palisor, described as "hallowed" and full of sweet fragrances and odours, and songs of nightingales, its beauty being comparable to Valinor. It was full of sleeping figures.
It was discovered by the Dark Elf Nuin after finding a passage through the mountain wall. Nuin almost swooned at its loveliness and was puzzled by the Sleepers. Despite Tu's warnings, Nuin visited it often to watch the Sleepers until, overcome with curiosity, he woke the first pair of them.[8]
Murmenalda is Qenya, composed of murme "sleep" (root MURU) and nalda (root NLDL).[9]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Men"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: VI. The Awaking of the Quendi", p. 38
- ↑ In a very early map of symmetrical Arda, there is a region marked "Hildorien" at the eastern shores Middle-earth and enclosed on three sides by the Mountains of the Wind. See J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "V. The Ambarkanta: Map IV"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "X. Gilfanon's Tale: The Travail of the Noldoli and the Coming of Mankind"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I
