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| name=Dor Dínen | | name=Dor Dínen | ||
| othernames= | | image=[[File:Matěj Čadil - Dor Dinen.jpg|250px]] | ||
| | | caption="Dor Dinen" by Matěj Čadil | ||
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| othernames=Silent Land | |||
| location=Between the rivers [[Esgalduin]] and [[Aros]]; [[Doriath]] and [[Ered Gorgoroth]] | |||
| type=Region | | type=Region | ||
| | | 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]] | |||
==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 | |
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Region | |
"Dor Dinen" by Matěj Čadil | |
General Information | |
Other names | Silent Land |
Location | Between the rivers Esgalduin and Aros; Doriath and Ered Gorgoroth |
Type | Region |
Description | "Where nothing dwelt" |
Gallery | Images 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?]