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| etymology=[[Sindarin|S.]] ''[[dor]]'' "land" + ''[[dínen]]'' "silent"
| caption="Dor Dinen" by Matěj Čadil
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| othernames=Silent Land
| location=Between the rivers [[Esgalduin]] and [[Aros]]; [[Doriath]] and [[Ered Gorgoroth]]
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| location=Between [[Esgalduin]] and [[Aros]], N. of [[Doriath]], S. of [[Ered Gorgoroth]]
| description="Where nothing dwelt"
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'''Dor Dínen''', the '''Silent Land''', was a small, roughly triangular region to the east of [[Nan Dungortheb]] that lay between the upper courses of the rivers [[Esgalduin]] and [[Aros]]. It was crossed by a road passing from the stone bridge of [[Iant Iaur]] on Esgalduin to the ford of the [[Arossiach]] on Aros. Its southern edge met the forests of [[Doriath]]. The Arossiach led to the northern marches of [[Himlad]] to the east.<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref><ref>{{S|Beleriand}}</ref>
'''Dor Dínen''' was a small, roughly triangular region to the east of [[Nan Dungortheb]] that lay between the upper courses of the rivers [[Esgalduin]] and [[Aros]]. It was crossed by a road passing from the stone bridge of [[Iant Iaur]] on Esgalduin to the ford of the [[Arossiach]] on Aros. Its southern edge met the forests of [[Doriath]], so that during the [[First Age]] it bordered on the magical [[Girdle of Melian]] that prevented entry into [[Thingol]]'s woods.


==Etymology==
''Dor Dínen'' is [[Sindarin]] and comes from ''[[dor]]'' "land" and ''[[dínen]]'' "silent".{{fact}}
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Revision as of 20:58, 22 February 2019

Dor Dínen
Region
Matěj Čadil - Dor Dinen.jpg
"Dor Dinen" by Matěj Čadil
General Information
Other namesSilent Land
LocationBetween the rivers Esgalduin and Aros; Doriath and Ered Gorgoroth
TypeRegion
Description"Where nothing dwelt"
GalleryImages of Dor Dínen

Dor Dínen, the Silent Land, was a small, roughly triangular region to the east of Nan Dungortheb that lay between the upper courses of the rivers Esgalduin and Aros. It was crossed by a road passing from the stone bridge of Iant Iaur on Esgalduin to the ford of the Arossiach on Aros. Its southern edge met the forests of Doriath. The Arossiach led to the northern marches of Himlad to the east.[1][2]

Etymology

Dor Dínen is Sindarin and comes from dor "land" and dínen "silent".[source?]

References