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The '''Ettendales''' were a cold land north of [[Rivendell]]. It was inhabited by [[Trolls]].  
The '''Ettendales''' were a cold land north of [[Rivendell]], inhabited by [[Trolls]].<ref>{{FR|Flight}}</ref> The region, located within the [[Ettenmoors]], consisted of valleys that extended up into the foothills of the [[Misty Mountains]].<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 188</ref>


==History==
==Etymology==
[[Arador]] traveled into the Ettendales, but he was captured and killed by the trolls.


{{references}}
''Ettendales'' was "meant to be a [[Westron|Common Speech]] (not [[Elvish]]) name", containing the "obsolete element ''[[Wiktionary:ettin|eten]]'' ('troll, [[Ogres|ogre]]')".<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 770</ref>
* {{FR|Flight}}


For more, see [[Etten#Etymology]].
==See also==
*[[Coldfells]]
{{References}}
[[Category:Eriador]]
[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Eriador]]
[[Category:Valleys]]
[[fi:Jättilaaksot]]

Revision as of 11:17, 25 August 2020

The Ettendales were a cold land north of Rivendell, inhabited by Trolls.[1] The region, located within the Ettenmoors, consisted of valleys that extended up into the foothills of the Misty Mountains.[2]

Etymology

Ettendales was "meant to be a Common Speech (not Elvish) name", containing the "obsolete element eten ('troll, ogre')".[3]

For more, see Etten#Etymology.

See also

References