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The '''Gladden Fields''' ([[Sindarin]] '''Loeg Ningloron''') are located in the vale of the [[Gladden]] river, a tributary of the [[Anduin]].
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| othernames=([[Sindarin]]) ''Loeg Ningloron''
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The '''Gladden Fields''' ([[Sindarin]] '''Loeg Ningloron''') was, at the end of the [[Third Age]], a large marsh on the west side of the [[Anduin]] that extended along either side of its tributary, the [[Gladden River]] (Sîr Ninglor), south of the [[Carrock]].<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> 


At this place [[Isildur]] and his sons were ambushed by [[Orcs]] and killed. Isildur attempted to escape by jumping in to the Gladden, using the power of invisibility of the [[One Ring]]. But here the Ring slipped from Isildur's finger. Isildur landed on the other bank of the river where he was killed by Orcs looking for survivors of the ambush.
In ancient times a lake had formed at their meeting-place, but by the beginning of the [[Third Age]] the lake had been replaced by a wilderness of marshes and islets filled with reeds, rushes, and vast clumps of yellow irises grown taller than a man that grew there in hosts.<ref name="Note 13">{{UT|Gladden}}, note 13</ref>


It was here, twenty-five centuries after the ambush, that the [[hobbit]] [[Déagol]] retrieved the One Ring from the Gladden and he was killed by his cousin Sméagol, who became the evil creature called [[Gollum]].
==History==
In the [[First Age]] when the [[Silvan Elves]] first entered the [[Vales of Anduin]], they found a lake in the deep depression where the Anduin and Gladden met.  Although wider to the west, the lake probably did reach the sloping edge of [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]] . After many years the lake filled with sediment and became a marsh.<ref name="Note 13"/>


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In {{TA|2}}<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> near this place, on a slope east of the Anduin, [[Isildur]] and his three oldest sons were ambushed by [[Orcs]] when they marched back towards [[Arnor]].  Isildur's sons were killed in that battle, while he attempted to escape using the power of invisibility of [[the One Ring]].  He ran to the Anduin and tried to cross it.  Due to the current he was swept downstream until he reached the western bank near the inflow of the river Gladden.  But the Ring had slipped from Isildur's finger and when he stood up he was seen by Orcs, who laid there to kill any survivors of the ambush, and was slain by their arrows.<ref>{{UT|Gladden}}</ref>
 
During the reign of King [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]] of [[Gondor]] (who died in {{TA|1936|n}}) the [[Éothéod]] were a small people living in the Vale of Anduin; their southern boundary was the Gladden Fields.<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, (i) ''The Northmen and the Wainriders''</ref>
 
During the height of [[Angmar]], after {{TA|1356|n}}, some [[Stoors]] from the [[Angle (Eriador)|Angle of Eriador]] passed again the Mountains<ref name="TA"/> and probably about 1410<ref>{{HM|Guide}} p. 164</ref> a band resettled in the Gladden Fields and formed a matriarchic society.<ref>{{FR|I2}}</ref> It was here, about {{TA|2463|n}}, that the [[Hobbits|hobbit]] [[Déagol]] retrieved the One Ring from the Gladden and he was killed by his cousin Sméagol, who became the evil creature called [[Gollum]].<ref name="TA"/>
 
[[Borondir]], the messenger of Gondor sent by the Steward [[Cirion]] in {{TA|2510|n}}<ref name="TA"/> to seek aid from the Éothéod (who by then had migrated farther up the Anduin valley), was pursued as he rode north as far as the Gladden Fields.<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, (ii) ''The Ride of Eorl''</ref>
 
In {{TA|2851}}, after a meeting of the [[White Council]], [[Saruman]] began searching near the Gladden Fields for the One Ring.<ref name="TA"/>  He became alarmed to discover that [[Sauron]]'s servants were also searching the region.<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
From [[Old English]] ''glaedene'', "gladden" is another name for the "flag" or "[[wikipedia:Iris (plant)|iris]]".<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 771</ref> [[Tolkien]] identified the "gladden" as the yellow species ''[[wikipedia:iris pseudacorus|iris pseudacorus]]'' growing in streams and marshes, and not the species now usually spelt ''[[wikipedia:gladdon|gladdon]]''.<ref>{{L|297}}</ref>
 
Tolkien suggested to translators to avoid if possible the 'learned' name iris.<ref name="Nomen"/>
 
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This article is about the fields. For the neighbouring river, see Gladden River.
Gladden Fields
Marsh
Anke Eißmann - The Gladden Fields.jpg
General Information
Other names(Sindarin) Loeg Ningloron
LocationIn the Vales of Anduin at the confluence of the Anduin and the Gladden rivers
TypeMarsh
History
EventsDisaster of the Gladden Fields

The Gladden Fields (Sindarin Loeg Ningloron) was, at the end of the Third Age, a large marsh on the west side of the Anduin that extended along either side of its tributary, the Gladden River (Sîr Ninglor), south of the Carrock.[1]

In ancient times a lake had formed at their meeting-place, but by the beginning of the Third Age the lake had been replaced by a wilderness of marshes and islets filled with reeds, rushes, and vast clumps of yellow irises grown taller than a man that grew there in hosts.[2]

History

In the First Age when the Silvan Elves first entered the Vales of Anduin, they found a lake in the deep depression where the Anduin and Gladden met. Although wider to the west, the lake probably did reach the sloping edge of Greenwood the Great . After many years the lake filled with sediment and became a marsh.[2]

In T.A. 2[3] near this place, on a slope east of the Anduin, Isildur and his three oldest sons were ambushed by Orcs when they marched back towards Arnor. Isildur's sons were killed in that battle, while he attempted to escape using the power of invisibility of the One Ring. He ran to the Anduin and tried to cross it. Due to the current he was swept downstream until he reached the western bank near the inflow of the river Gladden. But the Ring had slipped from Isildur's finger and when he stood up he was seen by Orcs, who laid there to kill any survivors of the ambush, and was slain by their arrows.[4]

During the reign of King Calimehtar of Gondor (who died in 1936) the Éothéod were a small people living in the Vale of Anduin; their southern boundary was the Gladden Fields.[5]

During the height of Angmar, after 1356, some Stoors from the Angle of Eriador passed again the Mountains[3] and probably about 1410[6] a band resettled in the Gladden Fields and formed a matriarchic society.[7] It was here, about 2463, that the hobbit Déagol retrieved the One Ring from the Gladden and he was killed by his cousin Sméagol, who became the evil creature called Gollum.[3]

Borondir, the messenger of Gondor sent by the Steward Cirion in 2510[3] to seek aid from the Éothéod (who by then had migrated farther up the Anduin valley), was pursued as he rode north as far as the Gladden Fields.[8]

In T.A. 2851, after a meeting of the White Council, Saruman began searching near the Gladden Fields for the One Ring.[3] He became alarmed to discover that Sauron's servants were also searching the region.[9]

Etymology

From Old English glaedene, "gladden" is another name for the "flag" or "iris".[10] Tolkien identified the "gladden" as the yellow species iris pseudacorus growing in streams and marshes, and not the species now usually spelt gladdon.[11]

Tolkien suggested to translators to avoid if possible the 'learned' name iris.[10]

References