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'''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]].
{{location
| image=[[Image:Matěj Čadil - Aglon.jpg|250px]]
| name=Himlad
| othernames=
| etymology=
| type=Region
| location=[[East Beleriand]]
| inhabitants=[[Noldor]]
| realms=governed by [[Celegorm]] and [[Curufin]]
| description=Cold land; a plain lying between the rivers [[Aros]] and [[Celon]]
| events=[[Dagor Bragollach]]
| references=''[[The Silmarillion]]''
|}}
'''Himlad''' was a cold land in [[East Beleriand]], a plain lying between the Rivers [[Aros]] and [[Celon]], right below [[Himring]]; it communicated with [[Lothlann]] through the [[Pass of Aglon]] to the north.<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref>


During the [[Siege of Angband]] it was held by [[Celegorm]] and [[Curufin]] until the [[Dagor Bragollach]].
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>
{{navigation
| title=Region of Himlad
| north-west=[[Dorthonion]]
| north=[[Pass of Aglon]], [[Ladros]]
| north-east=[[Himring]], [[March of Maedhros]], [[Lothlann]]
| west=[[Ered Gorgoroth]] and [[Nan Dungortheb]], [[Dor Dínen]]
| east=[[Little Gelion|Little]] and [[Greater Gelion|Greater]] [[Gelion]], [[Mount Rerir]], [[Lake Helevorn]]
| south-west=[[Doriath]] - Forest of [[Neldoreth]], Forest of [[Region]], [[Menegroth]]
| south=[[Nan Elmoth]], [[Estolad]]
| south-east=[[Thargelion]]
|}}
{{references}}
{{references}}
[[Category:Beleriand]]
[[Category:Beleriand]]
[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Sindarin Locations]]
[[Category:Sindarin locations]]
[[Category:Fields, Plains and Deserts]]
[[Category:Fields, plains and deserts]]


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Revision as of 13:19, 31 May 2015

Himlad
Region
Matěj Čadil - Aglon.jpg
General Information
LocationEast Beleriand
TypeRegion
DescriptionCold land; a plain lying between the rivers Aros and Celon
Regionsgoverned by Celegorm and Curufin
People and History
InhabitantsNoldor
EventsDagor Bragollach

Himlad was a cold land in East Beleriand, a plain lying between the Rivers Aros and Celon, right below Himring; it communicated with Lothlann through the Pass of Aglon to the north.[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]

Region of Himlad
Dorthonion Pass of Aglon, Ladros Himring, March of Maedhros, Lothlann
Ered Gorgoroth and Nan Dungortheb, Dor Dínen WindRose3.pngLittle and Greater Gelion, Mount Rerir, Lake Helevorn
Doriath - Forest of Neldoreth, Forest of Region, Menegroth Nan Elmoth, Estolad Thargelion

References