Dor Dínen
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| Dor Dínen | |
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| Region | |
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| "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".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand and its Realms"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Dor Dínen" dated 15 May 2022, Eldamo — An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 31 July 2022)
