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'''Drengist''' was a firth in [[Beleriand]]. It broke through the [[Ered Lómin]] and ended in the [[Cirith Ninniach]]. The lands to the north were known as [[Lammoth]], and to the south laid [[Nevrast]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref>
[[File:Peter Xavier Price - Traces of the Noldor.jpg|thumb|right|''Traces of the Noldor'' by [[Peter Xavier Price]]]]
'''Drengist''' was a firth in [[Beleriand]]. The [[Belegaer]] broke through the [[Ered Lómin]] and ended in the [[Cirith Ninniach]]. The lands it separated were [[Lammoth]] to the north, and [[Nevrast]] to the south.<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> Outside the firth was the little-known island of [[Ened]].


==History==
==History==
[[Fëanor]] and the [[Noldor]] landed on the shores of Drengist, and their ships were burned at [[Losgar]], which was located at the outlet of the bay.<ref>{{S|9}}</ref> From there on, Fëanor and his men pierced into [[Hithlum]].<ref>{{S|13}}</ref>
[[Fëanor]] and the [[Noldor]] landed on the shores of Drengist, and their ships were burned at [[Losgar]], which was located at the outlet of the bay.<ref>{{S|9}}</ref> From there, Fëanor and his host pierced into [[Hithlum]].<ref>{{S|13}}</ref> Years later, the first of [[Morgoth]]'s [[Assaults on Hithlum]] was countered here by [[Fingolfin]], driving the Orcs into the sea.<ref>{{S|13}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
In an early manuscript by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]], ''Drengist'' is glossed as the [[Elvish]] translation of [[Old English]] ''Nearufléot''. The latter name is said by [[Christopher Tolkien]] to consists of ''[[Wiktionary:nearu|nearu]]'' ("narrow") + ''[[Wiktionary:fleet#English|fléot]]'' ("arm of the sea, estuary, firth").<ref>{{SM|QA1}}, p. 210</ref> The Elvish etymology of the name ''Drengist'' itself, however, appears to have been nowhere explained by Tolkien.<!-- Here could follow referenced suggestion(s) on how to interpret the Elvish name, I would suggest (User:Morgan) -->
In an early manuscript by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]], ''Drengist'' is glossed as the [[Elvish]] equivalent of [[Old English]] ''Nearufléot''. The latter name is said by [[Christopher Tolkien]] to consist of ''[[Wiktionary:nearu|nearu]]'' ("narrow") + ''[[Wiktionary:fleet#English|fléot]]'' ("arm of the sea, estuary, firth").<ref>{{SM|QA1}}, p. 210</ref> The Elvish etymology of the name ''Drengist'' itself, however, appears to have been nowhere explained by Tolkien.<!-- Here could follow referenced suggestion(s) on how to interpret the Elvish name, I would suggest (User:Morgan) -->


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Revision as of 15:25, 10 February 2021

Traces of the Noldor by Peter Xavier Price

Drengist was a firth in Beleriand. The Belegaer broke through the Ered Lómin and ended in the Cirith Ninniach. The lands it separated were Lammoth to the north, and Nevrast to the south.[1] Outside the firth was the little-known island of Ened.

History

Fëanor and the Noldor landed on the shores of Drengist, and their ships were burned at Losgar, which was located at the outlet of the bay.[2] From there, Fëanor and his host pierced into Hithlum.[3] Years later, the first of Morgoth's Assaults on Hithlum was countered here by Fingolfin, driving the Orcs into the sea.[4]

Etymology

In an early manuscript by Tolkien, Drengist is glossed as the Elvish equivalent of Old English Nearufléot. The latter name is said by Christopher Tolkien to consist of nearu ("narrow") + fléot ("arm of the sea, estuary, firth").[5] The Elvish etymology of the name Drengist itself, however, appears to have been nowhere explained by Tolkien.

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