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'''Lothlann''' lay to the northeast of [[Beleriand]], beyond the [[March of Maedhros]] and [[Maglor's Gap]] until it was drowned by the sea at the end of the [[First Age]].
[[File:Luis F. Bejarano - Lothlann.jpg|thumb|[[Luis F. Bejarano]] - ''Lothlann'']]
'''Lothlann''', a "wide and empty" plain,<ref>{{S|Beleriand}}</ref> lay to the east of [[Ard-galen]] and north of [[East Beleriand]], beyond the [[March of Maedhros]] and [[Maglor's Gap]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref>
 
In the [[Dagor Bragollach]] the riders of the people of [[Fëanor]] were overwhelmed in Lothlann when the [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Glaurung]] came and passed through [[Maglor's Gap]]. Many of [[Maglor]]'s cavalry were burnt alive on the plain as [[Morgoth]] set fire to it.<ref>{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref>
 
As with most of [[Beleriand]], it was drowned by the [[Great Sea]] at the end of the [[First Age]].
==Etymology==
The name means "empty and wide". In ''[[The Etymologies]]'' the name is identified as [[Noldorin]] and spelled ''Lhothlann'' according to the earlier conception, with the "Lh" later being dropped in favour of "L" in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{webcite|website=Arda|articleurl=http://www.uib.no/people/hnohf/lh-rh.htm|articlename=On LH and RH}}</ref> It is derived from the Noldorin elements ''lhost'' "empty" and ''lhand/lhann'' *"wide".
 
In that document the name appears both as ''Lhothland'' and ''Lhothlann'', but under the entry LUS it also appears in its later form '''''L'''othlann''.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entries [[LUS]], [[LAD]]</ref>
 
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In early drafts of ''[[The Return of the King]]'', the name Lothlann, also Lothland desert or [[Desert of Lostladen]]<ref>{{WR|3|XII}}, p. 426 (note 35)</ref>, was to be a region south of [[Mordor]].<ref>{{WR|3|XIV}}, p. 439 (note 4)</ref><ref>{{TI|MIII}}, p. 309, p. 313 and p. 487</ref>
 
==See also==
*[[:Category:Images of Lothlann|Images of Lothlann]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:31, 5 January 2021

Luis F. Bejarano - Lothlann

Lothlann, a "wide and empty" plain,[1] lay to the east of Ard-galen and north of East Beleriand, beyond the March of Maedhros and Maglor's Gap.[2]

In the Dagor Bragollach the riders of the people of Fëanor were overwhelmed in Lothlann when the dragon Glaurung came and passed through Maglor's Gap. Many of Maglor's cavalry were burnt alive on the plain as Morgoth set fire to it.[3]

As with most of Beleriand, it was drowned by the Great Sea at the end of the First Age.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name means "empty and wide". In The Etymologies the name is identified as Noldorin and spelled Lhothlann according to the earlier conception, with the "Lh" later being dropped in favour of "L" in Sindarin.[4] It is derived from the Noldorin elements lhost "empty" and lhand/lhann *"wide".

In that document the name appears both as Lhothland and Lhothlann, but under the entry LUS it also appears in its later form Lothlann.[5]

Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]

In early drafts of The Return of the King, the name Lothlann, also Lothland desert or Desert of Lostladen[6], was to be a region south of Mordor.[7][8]

See also[edit | edit source]

References