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| Region | |
| Dor Dínen | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Other names | Silent Land |
| Location | Between the rivers Esgalduin and Aros; Doriath and Ered Gorgoroth |
| Type | Region |
| Description | "Where nothing dwelt" |
| Gallery | Images of Dor Dínen |
Dor Dínen, the Silent Land, was a small, roughly triangular region to the east of Nan Dungortheb that lay between the upper courses of the rivers Esgalduin and Aros. It was crossed by a road passing from the stone bridge of Iant Iaur on Esgalduin to the ford of the Arossiach on Aros. Its southern edge met the forests of Doriath. The Arossiach led to the northern marches of Himlad to the east.[1][2]
Etymology
Dor Dínen is Sindarin and comes from dor "land" and dínen "silent".[3]
Earlier versions of the legendarium
In a passage of the text Maeglin written in c. 1970, Dor Dínen was spelled Dor Dhínen[4].
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand and its Realms"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Dor Dínen" 2022-05-15, Eldamo — An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 31 July 2022
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: III. Maeglin", p.333