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'''Nan Elmoth''' was | {{location infobox | ||
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| location=[[East Beleriand]], east of [[Doriath]] adjacent to the [[Celon]] | |||
| type=Forest | |||
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| inhabitants=[[Eöl]], [[Aredhel]], and [[Maeglin]] | |||
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| events=First meeting of [[Melian]] and [[Thingol]] | |||
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'''Nan Elmoth''' was a forest in [[East Beleriand]] east of [[Doriath]], south of the River [[Celon]], and north of [[Estolad]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> One of the two roads that the [[Dwarves]] took from [[Blue Mountains]] towards Beleriand passed near Nan Elmoth. There the trees grew to be the tallest and darkest in Beleriand, blocking the sun entirely from the forest floor.<ref name="Maeglin">{{S|Maeglin}}</ref> | |||
[[Melian]] | ==History== | ||
[[Melian]] met [[Thingol]] in Nan Elmoth, and stayed motionless for years while the trees grew around them. When they woke up, they founded the realm of Doriath.<ref>{{S|Thingol}}</ref> Nan Elmoth was held to be part of Doriath, and [[Eöl]] the [[Dark Elf]] paid Thingol with the black sword [[Anglachel]] as a fee for living there.<ref>{{S|Turin}}</ref> Eöl dwelt with his wife [[Aredhel]] and their son [[Maeglin]].<ref name="Maeglin"/> | |||
[[File:Anna Kulisz - Nan Elmoth.jpg|thumb|250px|"Nan Elmoth" by Anna Kulisz]] | |||
==Etymology== | |||
[[Robert Foster]] translates the whole [[Sindarin]] name as "Valley of star-dusk": ''[[nan]]'' ("valley") + ''[[elen|el]]'' + ''moth'' ("stardusk").<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', p. 278</ref> | |||
In [[The Second 'Silmarillion' Map]], Nan Elmoth is also named as ''Gladuial'', meaning "Twilight Wood", from ''[[glad]]'' ("wood") + ''[[uial]]'' ("twilight"). However, [[Christopher Tolkien]] did not notice that this name was rejected in ''[[The Lay of Leithian Recommenced]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-2281450035.html|articlename=S. ''Gladuial'' loc.|website=Eldamo|accessed=13 December 2019}}</ref> | |||
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| title=Nan Elmoth | |||
| north-west= [[Arossiach]] | |||
| north= [[Celon]], [[Himlad]] | |||
| north-east= | |||
| west= [[Doriath]] | |||
| east= [[Gelion]] | |||
| south-west= [[Arthórien]] | |||
| south= [[Estolad]] | |||
| south-east= | |||
|}} | |||
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Revision as of 22:53, 1 October 2021
Nan Elmoth | |
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Forest | |
General Information | |
Location | East Beleriand, east of Doriath adjacent to the Celon |
Type | Forest |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Eöl, Aredhel, and Maeglin |
Events | First meeting of Melian and Thingol |
Gallery | Images of Nan Elmoth |
Nan Elmoth was a forest in East Beleriand east of Doriath, south of the River Celon, and north of Estolad.[1] One of the two roads that the Dwarves took from Blue Mountains towards Beleriand passed near Nan Elmoth. There the trees grew to be the tallest and darkest in Beleriand, blocking the sun entirely from the forest floor.[2]
History
Melian met Thingol in Nan Elmoth, and stayed motionless for years while the trees grew around them. When they woke up, they founded the realm of Doriath.[3] Nan Elmoth was held to be part of Doriath, and Eöl the Dark Elf paid Thingol with the black sword Anglachel as a fee for living there.[4] Eöl dwelt with his wife Aredhel and their son Maeglin.[2]
Etymology
Robert Foster translates the whole Sindarin name as "Valley of star-dusk": nan ("valley") + el + moth ("stardusk").[5]
In The Second 'Silmarillion' Map, Nan Elmoth is also named as Gladuial, meaning "Twilight Wood", from glad ("wood") + uial ("twilight"). However, Christopher Tolkien did not notice that this name was rejected in The Lay of Leithian Recommenced.[6]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Maeglin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Thingol and Melian"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, p. 278
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Gladuial loc.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 13 December 2019)
Nan Elmoth | ||
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Arossiach | Celon, Himlad | |
Doriath | Gelion | |
Arthórien | Estolad |