Dor Dínen
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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?]