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[[ | [[File:The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King - Dimholt.jpg|thumb|250px|Dimholt from [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]]] | ||
'''Dimholt''', was a small fir-wood of dark trees within [[Dunharrow]], outside the entrance to the [[Dark Door]]. | '''Dimholt''', was a small fir-wood of dark trees within [[Dunharrow]], outside the entrance to the [[Dark Door]]. | ||
The Dimholt was traversed by a double row of standing stones that marked an ancient roadway leading away into the east, towards the [[Dwimorberg]] and the [[Paths of the Dead]]. Deep within a wood of black trees stood a single great stone to mark the way, and beyond that, among the roots of the Dwimorberg, lay the Dark Door of [[The Dead]].<ref>{{RK|V2}}</ref> | The Dimholt was traversed by a double row of standing stones that marked an ancient roadway leading away into the east, towards the [[Dwimorberg]] and the [[Paths of the Dead]]. Deep within a wood of black trees stood a single great stone to mark the way, and beyond that, among the roots of the Dwimorberg, lay the Dark Door of [[Oathbreakers|The Dead]].<ref>{{RK|V2}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word is supposed to be [[ | The word is supposed to be [[Rohanese]] and the element ''dim'' has the archaic sense "obscure, secret". ''Holt'' means "wood" in occasional poetic use (also seen in the name ''[[Everholt]]''), with a cognate in German "Holz" meaning 'wood, lumber'.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 768</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Forests]] | [[Category:Forests]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:27, 31 December 2022
Dimholt from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Dimholt, was a small fir-wood of dark trees within Dunharrow, outside the entrance to the Dark Door.
The Dimholt was traversed by a double row of standing stones that marked an ancient roadway leading away into the east, towards the Dwimorberg and the Paths of the Dead. Deep within a wood of black trees stood a single great stone to mark the way, and beyond that, among the roots of the Dwimorberg, lay the Dark Door of The Dead.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word is supposed to be Rohanese and the element dim has the archaic sense "obscure, secret". Holt means "wood" in occasional poetic use (also seen in the name Everholt), with a cognate in German "Holz" meaning 'wood, lumber'.[2]
