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During the [[Siege of Angband]] it was held by [[Celegorm]] and [[Curufin]] who guarded the Pass,<ref>{{S|Maeglin}}</ref> but they failed at the [[Dagor Bragollach]].<ref>{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref> | During the [[Siege of Angband]] it was held by [[Celegorm]] and [[Curufin]] who guarded the Pass,<ref>{{S|Maeglin}}</ref> but they failed at the [[Dagor Bragollach]].<ref>{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name comes from ''[[him]]'' "cool"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}</ref> and ''[[lad]]'' "plain" | The name comes from ''[[him]]'' "cool"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''him''</ref> and ''[[lad]]'' "plain".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''lad''</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Beleriand]] | [[Category:Beleriand]] | ||
Revision as of 00:19, 24 October 2012
Himlad was a cold land lying between the Rivers Aros and Celon, right below Himring, in the northeast of Beleriand; it communicated with Lothlann through the Pass of Aglon.[1]
During the Siege of Angband it was held by Celegorm and Curufin who guarded the Pass,[2] but they failed at the Dagor Bragollach.[3]
Etymology
The name comes from him "cool"[4] and lad "plain".[5]
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 Maeglin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", him
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", lad
