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|location=Between two arms of the eastern [[Grey Mountains]] | |||
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|description=A long valley made barren by dragons | |||
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The '''Withered Heath''' was a [[Dragons|dragon]]-infested valley in the eastern [[Grey Mountains]] in northern [[Rhovanion]]. | The '''Withered Heath''' was a [[Dragons|dragon]]-infested valley in the eastern [[Grey Mountains]] in northern [[Rhovanion]]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The Withered Heath was a long narrow valley in the eastern part of the [[Grey Mountains]], where they forked into two thin ranges.<ref>{{H|WM}}</ref><ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref> On the floor of this long east-west valley between the mountains was a [[Wikipedia:Heath_(habitat)|heath]], burned and blackened by its inhabitants, being the breeding-ground of [[dragons]].<ref>{{H|1}}</ref> | The Withered Heath was a long narrow valley in the eastern part of the [[Grey Mountains]], where they forked into two thin ranges.<ref>{{H|WM}}</ref><ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref> On the floor of this long east-west valley between the mountains was a [[Wikipedia:Heath_(habitat)|heath]], burned and blackened by its inhabitants, being the breeding-ground of [[dragons]].<ref>{{H|1}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
At one time the dragons of the Heath had infested the Grey Mountains and the lands beyond, and in the closing decades of the [[Third Age]], the Dragon [[Smaug]] terrorised the inhabitants of the north.<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> Smaug was the last of the great dragons, but lesser members of his kind remained. | At one time the dragons of the Heath had infested the Grey Mountains and the lands beyond, and in the closing decades of the [[Third Age]], the Dragon [[Smaug]] terrorised the inhabitants of the north.<ref>{{App|A3}}</ref> Smaug was the last of the great dragons, but lesser members of his kind remained. | ||
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==Other version of the legendarium== | ==Other version of the legendarium== | ||
In the manuscript of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bladorthin (the pre-cursor to [[Gandalf]]) says that the Withered Heath is "''where the Great Dragons used to live''".<ref>{{HM|MB}}, pp. 9, 20</ref> | In the manuscript of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bladorthin (the pre-cursor to [[Gandalf]]) says that the Withered Heath is "''where the Great Dragons used to live''".<ref>{{HM|MB}}, pp. 9, 20</ref> | ||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | ==Portrayal in adaptations== | ||
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | '''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | ||
Revision as of 04:19, 20 May 2013
| Withered Heath | |
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| Location | Between two arms of the eastern Grey Mountains |
| Type | Valley |
| Description | A long valley made barren by dragons |
| Inhabitants | Dragons |
| Gallery | Images of Withered Heath |
The Withered Heath was a dragon-infested valley in the eastern Grey Mountains in northern Rhovanion.
Description
The Withered Heath was a long narrow valley in the eastern part of the Grey Mountains, where they forked into two thin ranges.[1][2] On the floor of this long east-west valley between the mountains was a heath, burned and blackened by its inhabitants, being the breeding-ground of dragons.[3]
History
At one time the dragons of the Heath had infested the Grey Mountains and the lands beyond, and in the closing decades of the Third Age, the Dragon Smaug terrorised the inhabitants of the north.[4] Smaug was the last of the great dragons, but lesser members of his kind remained.
Other version of the legendarium
In the manuscript of The Hobbit, Bladorthin (the pre-cursor to Gandalf) says that the Withered Heath is "where the Great Dragons used to live".[5]
Portrayal in adaptations
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- The Withered Heath (Quenya Sarch nia Linquelíë) is a volcanic basin covering some 8,600 square miles, home to the Drakes of the Grey Mountains.[6][7]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Map of Wilderland"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Mr. Baggins, pp. 9, 20
- ↑ Mark Rabuck (1992), Northwestern Middle-earth Gazetteer (#4002)
- ↑ Craig Paget, Karen McCullough & Joseph A. McCullough V (1992), The Grey Mountains (#3113)
