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[[Image:Ted Nasmith - The Burning of the Ships.jpg|thumb|250px|''The Burning of the Ships'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]
[[Image:Ted Nasmith - The Burning of the Ships.jpg|thumb|250px|''The Burning of the Ships'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]
'''Losgar''' was a place at the mouth of the [[Firth of Drengist]], in the cold lands northwest of [[Beleriand]]. It was here that [[Fëanor]] landed at the beginning of the [[First Age]], and gave the order to burn the stolen ships of the [[Teleri]] in which he had sailed to [[Middle-earth]]. His half-brother [[Fingolfin]], trapped in [[Aman]] by this deed, was forced to march across the deadly [[Helcaraxë]] with his people to reach the [[Hither Lands]].
'''Losgar''' was a place at the mouth of the Firth of [[Drengist]], in [[Lammoth]], the cold lands north-west of [[Beleriand]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref>


It was here that [[Fëanor]] landed during the [[Long Night]] with the stolen [[swan-ships]] of the [[Falmari]], and gave the order to burn them, because he considered the host of [[Fingolfin]] and [[Finrod]] to be "''needless baggage on the road''", saying: "''Let those that cursed my name, curse me still, and whine their way back to the cages of the Valar''". In the event, the Noldor left behind chose instead to march across the deadly [[Helcaraxë]].<ref>{{S|Flight}}</ref>
According to a legend, another reason to burn the ships at Losgar was to prevent some Noldor from turning back, such as his own son [[Amrod]], who was uncomfortable with his father's deeds. According to this legend, Amrod died as he was still sleeping inside the first ship burned.<ref>{{PM|XI7}}, pp. 354-355</ref>
==Etymology==
''Losgar'' is [[Sindarin]], but it is never glossed. However, the name appears in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'', meaning "Place of Flowers" in [[Gnomish]], but it is a rejected name for [[Alalminórë]], a region of [[Tol Eressëa]].<ref>{{LT1|I}}. pp. 16, 21</ref>
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Revision as of 11:55, 15 September 2020

The Burning of the Ships by Ted Nasmith

Losgar was a place at the mouth of the Firth of Drengist, in Lammoth, the cold lands north-west of Beleriand.[1]

It was here that Fëanor landed during the Long Night with the stolen swan-ships of the Falmari, and gave the order to burn them, because he considered the host of Fingolfin and Finrod to be "needless baggage on the road", saying: "Let those that cursed my name, curse me still, and whine their way back to the cages of the Valar". In the event, the Noldor left behind chose instead to march across the deadly Helcaraxë.[2]

According to a legend, another reason to burn the ships at Losgar was to prevent some Noldor from turning back, such as his own son Amrod, who was uncomfortable with his father's deeds. According to this legend, Amrod died as he was still sleeping inside the first ship burned.[3]

Etymology

Losgar is Sindarin, but it is never glossed. However, the name appears in The Book of Lost Tales, meaning "Place of Flowers" in Gnomish, but it is a rejected name for Alalminórë, a region of Tol Eressëa.[4]

References